Parables of Jesus
What is the Parable of the Hidden Treasure?
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field."
What does Diotima say is between Wisdom and Ignorance?
Love.
In Inferno 19, the sinners who committed simony are planted head-first in perforated rock openings, resembling the basins used for what religious rite in San Giovanni?
Baptism.
The Pardoner reveals that he preaches against the sin of avarice and cupidity for what purpose?
"to win the pelf / get silver / money for myself"
What does Joseph say when Mary asks him to get her a cherry from the cherry tree?
"Let he who [got you pregnant] get you the cherr!"
What is the Parable of the Net?
47 “Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish. 48 When it was full, the fishermen pulled it up on the shore. Then they sat down and collected the good fish in baskets, but threw the bad away. 49 This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous 50 and throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
According to Diotima's allegory, who are the parents of love?
Fullness (a god) and Want (a human).
What is it called when someone sells holy things for money? (HINT: It's named after Simon the Great.)
Simony.
The three rioters were distracted from their quest to kill Death by the discovery of what under an oak tree?
A pile of golden florins / treasure.
Where are Joseph and Mary headed in this short play?
Bethlehem.
What is the Parable of the Mustard Seed?
31 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. 32 Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.”
What do the prisoners in Plato's Allegory of the Cave spend their time doing?
Watching shadows on the wall.
Who leads Dante through the Inferno and through part of Purgatory?
Virgil.
The Pardoner tells his tale to other pilgrims. Where are they all going on pilgrimage?
Canterbury.
What are some of the miracles in this play associated with the cherry tree? Come up with at least two.
1. It's in bloom in the middle of winter.
2. It bears fruit in the middle of winter.
3. It miraculously bends it branches so Mary can pluck some cherries.
What is the Parable of the Talents?
14 “For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants[a] and entrusted to them his property. 15 To one he gave five talents,[b] to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. 16 He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. 17 So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. 18 But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master's money. 19 Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them. 20 And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me five talents; here, I have made five talents more.’ 21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant.[c] You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ 22 And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me two talents; here, I have made two talents more.’ 23 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ 24 He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed, 25 so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here, you have what is yours.’ 26 But his master answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed? 27 Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest. 28 So take the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents. 29 For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. 30 And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
What do the other prisoners do when the escaped prisoner returns and tells them what he has discovered outside of the cave?
They beat him and kill him.
Who leads Dante through part of Purgatory and through Paradise?
Beatrice.
How do each of the bad guys die?
The young one is stabbed; the other two are poisoned.
When does the tree bow down to Mary?
After she prays.
What is the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant?
23 “Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. 24 As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand bags of gold[b] was brought to him. 25 Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.
26 “At this the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Be patient with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’ 27 The servant’s master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go.
28 “But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins.[c] He grabbed him and began to choke him. ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ he demanded.
29 “His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it back.’
30 “But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. 31 When the other servants saw what had happened, they were outraged and went and told their master everything that had happened.
32 “Then the master called the servant in. ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. 33 Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’ 34 In anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.
35 “This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”
What power did the Ring of Gyges have?
It could make you invisible.
Which archangel does Dante see circling Mary and praising her in the Canto from Paradiso that we studied?
Gabriel.
What does the Pardoner try to sell the pilgrims at the end of his tale?
Pardon / Aboslution / Forgiveness
What does Joseph do after he sees the tree bend to Mary?
He repents and apologizes.