Similes

In this analysis, the reader will be presented with the historical and social contexts surrounding a specific parable related by Jesus in the New Testament: The Parable of the Dishonest Steward. Through this examination, the reader will be presented with a thorough knowledge of the background, society and cultural aspects on which Christ drew when he presented the parable and within this framework be able to interpret the parable within the mindset of the people to whom Jesus presented the parable.

All of these words -- analogy, parable, metaphor, symbol, icon, myth, epic, type, relate to the idea of communicating an intangible concept by means of a tangible one, and all of these variations are utilized within Scripture, both Old and New Testaments, to communicate the sublime truth of God's love

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s money may be found in the story of Anaxagoras of Clazomen', an excerpt form Diogenes L'rtius' Lives of Philosophers (2.6-10). In the story of Anaxagoras, it is told that he "was superior in birth and wealth, but he was also superior in generosity. He surrendered his father's property to his relatives, 7.for he, on being accused by them of not taking care of his property, said, 'why then, don't you take care of it?'" In this literary note, we see a son rather than a Steward, yet one who is in charge of another man's property and wealth. Further, it is similar in that this overseer is also accused (in this case by relatives) of mismanaging his father's affairs. While Jesus' Steward was not removed from his position by his Master, Anaxagoras removed himself of his own free-will choice. Another literary companion similar to the Anaxagoras story and Jesus' parable is the story of Diogenes as related in Diogenes, Crates, and Hipparchia: Principal Representatives of Cynic Philosophy. DL 6.20-21 relates to us the Diogenes was the son of a banker, but that when his father "had the state account andadulterated the currency, Diogenes fled." In the case of this literary example, Diogenes was not in charge of his father's or master
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