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This document discusses parables as extended metaphors that unite language, belief, and life. It argues that parables, like metaphors, are a way of knowing rather than just communicating knowledge. The parables of Jesus, in particular, show the transcendent intersecting with the ordinary in a way that addresses people in their everyday lives rather than taking them out of the world. Theology could better serve contemporary audiences, the author claims, by taking its cues from parables and keeping language,

Author

Lazar Pavlovic

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EN