...then why do fundamentalists not recognize as parables the crazy stuff in the old testament, like pretty much all of Genesis? Did God just come up with the novel idea of making points through story telling once Jesus came around? I thought he was supposed to be omniscient.
2006-10-04 17:04:24 · 14 answers · asked by lenny 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jesus did not say Genesis wasn't a collection of parables. He did refer to parts of it, but he almost always spoke in parables and riddles, so the fact he referenced it doesn't in the least imply it is literally true.
2006-10-04 17:13:10 · update #1
...your assumption that I don't know the Bible amounts to nothing more than an argument from ignorance. Try harder than that please.
2006-10-04 17:18:49 · update #2
I agree with you. The Bible is a great parable. I would actually prefer to equate it to the Odyssey. I wonder, if they suddenly found the tomb of Ulysses would that be evidence that Posiedon, sirens, etc. exist?
2006-10-05 10:19:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it truly is an illogical assertion. in basic terms because of the fact Jesus often spoke in parables (nevertheless each so often he spoke right this moment and additionally defined His parables), it would not stick to that the total Bible is a parable! that could be like me asserting, "Iain Paisley stated as the pope an antichrist. The pope has suggested Protestants are estranged brethren. subsequently Iain Paisley is a Catholic." The Bible is written as a paradox, no longer a parable. each and all the aspects of a topic rely would desire to be prepare to get a superb interpretation. My 2d sentence shows why there is extra to Jesus' speech than parables. If we respectfully take care of the Bible as God's observe, we can take all of it as an entire and not extracts little remoted bits of it to form a end. Jesus promised the Holy Spirit to steer and lead believers as to the certainty of scripture, and the certainty of Himself.
2016-10-01 23:04:32 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus used parables to help educate his disciples while keeping his opponents in the dark.
He would explain the meaning to the disciples later.
He always made sure they knew when he was using a parable, even if some of them never quite got the point.
He also made sure they knew when he was addressing a serious matter in a most direct fashion, usually by saying something like "Amen, amen, I say to you ...".
When you talk about crazy stuff in the old testament, you cover a lot of ground, as Genesis is a big, wide ranging book.
Be more specific, so we can, too.
2006-10-04 17:52:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whenever Jesus told a parable, he told his audience that it was a parable. The writer of Genesis never says that the stories are parables.
2006-10-04 17:20:13 · answer #4 · answered by David S 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't really know what you mean. But God is omniscient. If you are wondering why he spoke in parables, the people at that time wondered too. I can only answer with the answer I found in the bible. Here's the verse:
Matthew 13:10-17
The disciples came to him and asked, "Why do you speak to the people in parables?"
He replied, "The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. This is why I speak to them in parables:
"Though seeing, they do not see;
" 'You will be ever hearing but never understanding;
you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
For this people's heart has become calloused;
they hardly hear with their ears,
and they have closed their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
hear with their ears,
understand with their hearts
and turn, and I would heal them.' But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear. For I tell you the truth, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.
2006-10-04 17:13:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
this just shows how littel u know about the bible. the old testement has no parables. and jesus did not always use them and when he did it tells u so. so please get the facts first. this just shows why u say u dont believ because u have never been taught. if u just took the time to really read the bible for your self u would see how true it is and stop this madness
2006-10-04 17:16:28 · answer #6 · answered by becky 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because we often think best in pictures, illustrations can make concepts easier to grasp. Illustrations can breathe life into words, teaching lessons that become fixed in our memory.
No teacher on earth has ever been more skillful at using illustrations than was Jesus Christ. The many parables of Jesus are recalled with ease nearly two thousand years after they were spoken. Why did Jesus rely heavily on this particular teaching method? And what made his illustrations so effective?
Why Jesus Taught With Illustrations
The Bible gives two noteworthy reasons why Jesus used illustrations. First, his doing so fulfilled prophecy. The apostle Matthew wrote: “Jesus spoke to the crowds by illustrations. Indeed, without an illustration he would not speak to them; that there might be fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet who said: ‘I will open my mouth with illustrations.’” (Matthew 13:34, 35) “The prophet” quoted by Matthew was the composer of Psalm 78:2. That psalmist wrote under the inspiration of God’s spirit centuries before Jesus’ birth.
Second, Jesus himself explained that he used illustrations to sift out those whose hearts were unresponsive. After he related to “great crowds” the parable of the sower, his disciples asked: “Why is it you speak to them by the use of illustrations?” Jesus answered: “To you it is granted to understand the sacred secrets of the kingdom of the heavens, but to those people it is not granted. This is why I speak to them by the use of illustrations, because, looking, they look in vain, and hearing, they hear in vain, neither do they get the sense of it; and toward them the prophecy of Isaiah is having fulfillment, which says, ‘By hearing, you will hear but by no means get the sense of it; and, looking, you will look but by no means see. For the heart of this people has grown unreceptive.’”
What was it about Jesus’ illustrations that separated people? In some cases, his listeners had to dig in order to get the full meaning of his words. Humble individuals were moved to ask for more information. (Matthew 13:36; Mark 4:34) Jesus’ illustrations, then, revealed truth to those whose hearts hungered for it; at the same time, his illustrations concealed truth from those with proud hearts.
2006-10-04 19:25:51 · answer #7 · answered by BJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Genesis was not a parable..Jesus himself said so..God bless.
2006-10-04 17:07:57 · answer #8 · answered by John G 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Aw, honey, we know the parables from the real truth. Too bad you don't.
2006-10-04 17:09:24 · answer #9 · answered by Namaste 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
jesus isnt god. God is everything. Jesus IS gods human son that saved the world
2006-10-04 17:20:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋