1. Pascual Session 3A
The Parables

2. Jesus revealed the Paschal mystery through the proclamation of the Good News of God’s Reign.

3. Rather than offering us definitions and complex theological definitions of God’s Reign, Jesus chose to use a type of story called a parable.

4. Parable… Greek word parabello Means “to place things side by side”
An analogy that uses everyday objects and experiences to help us understand something that is beyond our experience and understanding.

5. IMAGINATION
A parable uses our imagination to make a connection between something that is familiar to us in order to help us understand something that may be completely unfamiliar.

6. Context and Culture
The parables uses images and experiences of ordinary life from his time and context.
Back then, people at Jesus’ time would understand his references…
But do we?

7. Jesus style in his parables worked to have an unexpected twist…
This forced people to think, to engage their imagination, and to expand their understanding of God’s Reign.