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No parable in the gospels has been the subject of so much controversy as this. [3] The parable, on the face of it, appears to be commending dishonest behaviour. [4] Most explain that the manager is forgoing a commission due to him personally, [5] but some scholars disagree with this interpretation. [6]
The New International Version calls this story "the parable of the shrewd manager", [4] reflecting the wording of verse 8a where "the master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly". [5] According to Eric Franklin, this parable is "noteworthy for its obscurity". [2]
Feb. 3—As the second of three parables in a row that deal with money and the importance of how it is handled, Jesus told the Parable of the Shrewd Manager in Luke 16 to illustrate mankind's duty ...
The Parable of the Rich Fool (1627) by Rembrandt. The Parable of the Rich Fool, also known as The Money Changer, [1] is an oil painting on canvas of 1627 by Rembrandt, now in the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin. [2] Produced early in the artist's career, it depicts the eponymous Biblical parable. The model for the figure is said to have been Rembrandt ...
Examples of Jesus' parables include the Good Samaritan and the Prodigal Son. Mashalim from the Old Testament include the parable of the ewe-lamb (told by Nathan in 2 Samuel 12:1-9 [8]) and the parable of the woman of Tekoah (in 2 Samuel 14:1-13 [9]). Parables also appear in Islam. In Sufi tradition, parables are used for imparting lessons and ...
The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard (also called the Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard or the Parable of the Generous Employer) is a parable of Jesus which appears in chapter 20 of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. It is not included in the other canonical gospels. [1] It has been described as a difficult parable to ...
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This parable of Jesus, also known as the Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen, is found in three of the four canonical gospels (Luke 20:9–19, Mark 12:1–12, and Matthew 21:33–46), and also in the non-canonical Gospel of Thomas. For Rudolf Bultmann, the passage is not a "parable" but an "allegory", and "intelligible only on that basis". [10]