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Panel of Referees Vincent Atterbury DTh University of Johannesburg Bill Domeris PhD University of Durham Frank Jabini DTh University of Zululand Sam Kunhiyop PhD Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Dan Lioy PhD University of the North-West Elijah Mahlangu PhD University of Pretoria Leonard Marè PhD University of Johannesburg Christopher Peppler DTh University of Zululand Mark Pretorius PhD University of Pretoria Kevin Smith DLitt University of Stellenbosch Arthur Song PhD University of Natal Noel Woodbridge DTh University of Zululand Peter Wyngaard PhD University of the Witwatersrand Editors Senior editor: Assistant editor: Kevin Smith Zoltan Erdey
Interpreting Parables: One Point or Many Zoltan L. Erdey 1 Abstract Two modes of parable interpretation have dominated much of church history. The first and most dominant was allegorization, in which each element in the parable narrative was contrasted with a real life referent, thought to communicate an enigmatic or spiritual truth. In contrast to the allegorical exegetical method is the singlelesson interpretive model, which advocates that parables teach a single lesson. None of these interpretive models are adequate, for they either oversimplifying or unnecessarily allegorising the parables of Jesus. The model recommended by Blomberg, which views the parables as teaching one, two, or three lessons, contingent on the number of main characters in the parables, avoids the pitfalls on the two extremes, and ought to be adopted as the standard evangelical model. 1. Introduction Henry Bosch, author of Our Daily Bread, once wrote that although Socrates taught forty years, Plato fifty, and Aristotle forty, Jesus’s public ministry lasted less than three years, yet the influence of his life far outweighs the combined 130 years of the three greatest philosophers 1 Zoltan (zoltan@sats.edu.za) is the Head of e-Learning at the South African Theological Seminary. He holds a PhD in Biblical Studies (SATS). His academic interests also include, inter alia, parable interpretation and apologetics. The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the beliefs of the South African Theological Seminary. 5
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