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Biblical Hermeneutics

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PRINCIPLES OF BIBLICAL HERMENETICS ; M. M. NINAN<br />

PARABLES<br />

Parable, n. [O.Fr. parabole, from Latin parabola, from Gk. parabole from paraballein,to throw<br />

beside, to compare; para, beside, and balleinto throw.]<br />

para =alongside (as in parallel) + bole (throw), which gives "to throw alongside."<br />

It is a simple story with one spiritual parallel concealed in it. The sory and the truth are<br />

being laid side-by-side.<br />

1. a short, simple story from which a moral lesson may be drawn; it usually fall short of an<br />

allegory.<br />

2. an obscure or enigmatic saying.<br />

The procedure for interpreting is<br />

a. Determine whether or not the passage is indeed a parable;<br />

b. A parable is a comparison between the natural and the spiritual realm;<br />

c. Every parable is designed to conceal and reveal one fundamental spiritual truth;<br />

d. Since parables are drawn from the cultural background of their authors, the interpreter<br />

should research the manners, customs, and material culture involved in the parable he is<br />

interpreting.<br />

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