How Should We Study Parables? Context, Culture, and Application | Q&A Pt.2
This week on Cultivate, we dove into how to faithfully approach Jesus’ parables and what it means to study them today. Charlie Loften and Abigail Boone explored the cultural context of Jesus’ teachings—from agrarian metaphors to technology parallels in modern life—and why understanding the original audience matters so much. We talked about authorial intent, discussed why parables carry one big idea rather than many hidden meanings, and compared how we read Paul’s letters with the Gospels. Practical tips were shared for approaching parables: asking who Jesus was speaking to, discerning the…
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