Jesus' kingdom parables as metaphorical stories: Challenge to a conventional worldview
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Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria
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Jesus' parables are to be read as metaphorical stories. Parable as metaphor demands that the parable remains open-ended and polyvalent, with the reader always involved in a participatory role. This article aims at showing that Jesus' kingdom parables are of a diaphoric nature, challenging the conventional worldview. It focuses on the parable 'A Man Had Two Sons' (Lk 15:11-22). This parable is interpreted from the Lucan perspective. It shows how the mytheme of the 'two-sons stories' is used as a tensive symbol in order to establish the Lucan notion of the all-inclusiveness of God's kingdom.
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Parable, Diaphoric nature
Sustainable Development Goals
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Reinstorf, D, Van Aarde, AG 1998, 'Jesus' kingdom parables as metaphorical stories : Challenge to a conventional worldview', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 54, no. 3&4, pp. 603-622.