doi:10.1093/jts/flx172LEIMJOSHUAE.OxfordJournal of Theological Studies
To represent by a parable or allegorical representation. Capable of being procured, prepared, or provided. from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English. adjectiveobsoleteProcurable. nounA comparison; a similitude; specifically, a short fictitious narrative of something whic...
20Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard. 21When he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and lay uncovered inside his tent. 22Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father naked and told his two brothers outside. ...
The phrase eleventh hour has a Biblical origin; it comes from a parable in Matthew in which a few last-minute workers, hired long after the others, are paid the same wage. Despite being brought on the job after eleven hours of hard vineyard work, they weren't too late. The meaning ...
14. Surah Ibrahim (Abraham) - Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi - Tafhim al-Qur'an - The Meaning of the Qur'an
Christianity, besides excellent power and precision of speech, possessed a remarkable ability to place, when He wanted it, several meanings or messages into one sentence. As an illustration of this, we will take the discussion that preceded the telling of the Parable of the Vi...
nounThe master or chief of a family; one upon whom rests the duty of supporting and governing the members of a family or household. nounOne who occupies a house; specifically, inlaw, one who owns or holds and occupies a house, or a part of one which constitutes a separate abode, and...
Toki, DarioTheological Review / Bogoslovska Smotra
Moreover the parable in Matthew 20:1-16 was used to illustrate that those who labour in God's vineyard will be given the same reward irrespective of the time they commenced. It is on this forte that this research recommends that preachers should bear in mind in their labour they are to ...