Interpreting Jesus' Parables

What is the key to interpreting the parables according to the text?

Why did Jesus use parables in his teaching?

What do the miracles performed by Jesus signify according to the text?

In interpreting Jesus' parables, what aspects are considered according to the text?

What role did Jesus' miracles play in his ministry based on the text?

Why did Jesus accompany his preaching with 'mighty works and signs'?

What is the central theme of Jesus' preaching?

How did Jesus describe the Kingdom of God?

What was the purpose of Jesus' miracles according to the text?

In Jesus' teaching, what role did parables play in relation to the Kingdom of God?

Are the parables attributed to Jesus his own creation or of the evangelists according to the text?

According to Jesus, who can make the Kingdom of God present in society today?

Why did Jesus ride on a donkey when entering Jerusalem?

What was the significance of Jesus cleansing the Temple in Jerusalem?

What did Jesus' action at the Last Supper symbolize?

Why was Jesus' arrest significant in his ministry?

Which event led to a series of trials for Jesus by the high priests and Jewish leaders?

What tradition did Paul pass on to the Corinthians regarding Jesus' actions at the Last Supper?

Jesus used parables in his preaching to convey the message of the Kingdom of God.
The evangelists arranged the parables in their own way and put them into the mouth of Jesus.
Jesus' parables centered on the reign of God and were rooted in his own words.
The context of Jesus' ministry included the political, social, and religious contexts of his time.

Jesus accompanied his preaching with "mighty works and wonders" that manifested the presence of the Kingdom of God.
These miracles were signs that the Kingdom of God had already come, bringing love, justice, truth, and mercy to free people from hunger, injustice, illness, and death.
Jesus worked wonders because he had pity on the people, revealing God's compassion, forgiveness, love, and power.

The Kingdom of God was the central theme of Jesus' preaching, announced to Israel and all nations.
The Kingdom belongs to the poor and the lowly, and is both present and future.
Jesus' ministry was the fulfillment of God's promises, and he taught his disciples to pray for the coming of the Kingdom.

Jesus preached the coming of the Kingdom of God through parables, which were short stories used to fulfill the scriptures.
The parables were not real events, but were used to convey the message of the Kingdom of God.

Jesus' entry into Jerusalem on a donkey fulfilled Zechariah's prophecy, symbolizing his peaceful and non-violent reign.
Jesus drove out the money changers and traders from the Temple, offending those in power.
At the Last Supper, Jesus shared a Passover Meal with his disciples, symbolizing his imminent death.
Jesus was arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane and put on trial, found guilty by the high priests and Jewish leaders.