"In resorting so often to parables, [Jesus'] main point was that any understanding of the kingdom his hearers could come up with would be a misunderstanding. Mention 'Messiah' to them, and they would picture a king on horseback, not a carpenter on a cross; mention 'forgiveness' and they would start setting up rules about when it ran out. From Jesus' point of view, the sooner their misguided minds had the props kicked from under them, the better." R. Capon, Parables of the Kingdom, p. 8.
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