Jesus in Galilee—Building to the Climax (Part 6)

Jesus employed the parable as a method of public teaching because it proceeds from the things which are known to the discernment of the unknown.  It also provides for a simultaneous appeal to vastly different levels of mind and spirit.  The parable stimulates the imagination, challenges the discrimination, and provokes critical thinking; it promotes sympathy without arousing antagonism.

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