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Originally Posted by Praxeas
No. I don't see why I need to. It's clearly a hyperbole. Jesus used several oratory devices. He was a preacher. He used parables. He used hyperboles. Its really not that complex
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Just moving on and saying "it's hyperbole" misses the full weight of what Jesus was saying. If you think re-reading this 1st Century parable is as simple as determining the literary genre, then I think you have much to learn.
You may as well turn away from the Prodigal Son and say, "I get it, it's a parable" without investigating what that story could have meant to the audience when it was said. The land rights, the way inheritances worked, the running of the father, the killing of a fatted calf, the ring, etc... Without reading the parable in a 1st Century lens you miss so much! So obviously determining literary alone is not sufficient.
And, sorry, the whole "hate your mommy" scripture is
not a parable! To say parables and hyperbole are automatically to be assumed is false. Try again.
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