Parables Crisis

In this file I will first give a descriptions of the crises that occur in the parables of Jesus and then give a description of the various emphases of Crisis Parables. The majority of the file describes the following parables:

1. The Barren Fig Tree (Lk. 13:6-9) [#207 in Aland's Synopsis]

2. The Budding Fig Tree (Mt. 24:32-33; Mk. 13:28-29; Lk. 21:29-31) [#293]

3. The Nocturnal Burglar or Thief at Midnight (Mt. 24:43-44; Lk. 12:39-40) [#203 / 296]

4. The Doorkeeper (Mk. 13:34-36) [#294]

5. Predicting the Weather Signs (Lk. 12:54-56; Mt. 16:2-3) [#205]

6. The Rich Fool (Lk. 12:16-21) [#200] (in Rich file)

7. Salted with Fire; Salt losing its Taste; Make a Salt Covenant (Mk. 9:49-50) [#168]

8. On the Way to Court (Mt. 5:25-26; Lk. 12:57-59) [#55 / 206]

9. The Shrewd Steward (originally) (Lk. 16:1-8a?) [#222] (in Rich file)

?  Lk. 12:35-38 as The Waiting Servants rather than The Serving Master (see mercy file)

? Mt. 7:24-27; Luke 6:46-49 (originally) The Coming Flood (in Separation file)