Intro
The primary method of Jesus' teachings.
What are stories (parables)?
The one who sows the weeds in the field of wheat.
Who is "an enemy"?
The definition of intertextuality.
What is the same story in different books of the Bible?
What the 5 wise virgins are actually prepared for.
What is their lack of preparation?
The number of young women who fall asleep in the Parable of the Ten Virgins.
What is ten?
The definition of "God's word".
What is (the teachings of) Jesus?
The interpretation of the Parable of the Sower we discussed in class.
What is, a farmer who has enough to give every type of soil a chance to take root?
The reason Moses' sheep wandered off in Shemot Rabbah.
Why is, because it was thirsty?
The reason the first workers are upset with the landowner.
What is his generosity?
The definition of eschatology.
What is the study of the end times?
The meaning of the Greek word paraballow.
What is, "to throw alongside"?
The four types of soil in the Parable of the Sower.
What are the path, rocky, thorny, and good soils?
The interpretation of the Parable of the Lost Sheep we discussed in class.
What is, what have we lost that we haven't noticed, and what joy awaits us if we find it again?
The sub-narrative of the Parables of the Workers in the Vineyard that we studied in class.
What is the value in the work itself?
The type of tree the prophets uses to describe the nation of Israel in the Old Testament.
What is a cedar tree?
The three main characteristics of Jesus' parables.
What are taken from everyday life, use reversal, and teach about God's character?
The Greek words for "wheat" and "weeds".
What are sitos and zizanion?
The three sets of siblings that Jewish listeners would have thought of at the start of the Parable of the Lost Son.
Who are Cain/Abel, Ishmael/Isaac, Jacob/Esau?
The name of the last parable we watched.
What is The Rapture?
The typical pattern of three the Parable of the Good Samaritan switches.
What is a priest, a Levite, and an Israelite?
Eight of the ten characteristics of Jesus' parables.
1. Everyday life
2. Reversal
3. God's character
4. Particular situation
5. Alongside other parables
6. Human characters
7. Short and simple
8. Details at the end
9. O.T. allusions
10. Hidden meanings
The three (purposefully) incorrect parts of the Parable of the Mustard Seed.
What are the smallest seed, growing into a tree, and providing rest for the birds?
Four of the five events that lead to Israel and Samaritan hostility.
2. Sanballat's opposition
3. Israel's war with Antiochus
4. Samaritan alliance based on convenience
5. Samaritan murder of Israelites
The name of the book of example parables provided for the class.
What is The Orthodox Heretic?
The names of the father and his son in the move Big Fish.
Who are Edward and William Bloom?