PostmodernProph
....fully immersed....
the parables in the Bible are all followed by an explanation....as it says in Mark 4, "he explained everything".....In what way is this story an analogy?
That is my interpretation of the quote. Jesus always spoke in parables or analogies to non disciples.
That was kinda dumb, even his hired help couldn't understand his parables.
I'm trying to remember a time when the disciples were given a parable or analogy and did not get the moral behind it. Drawing a blank, though. All of Christ's stories and analogies were pretty simple and based on what amounted to "pop culture" of that time. WE have trouble understanding them, perhaps, since we're not immersed in that particular culture, but I don't recall anyone in the Bible going, "Huh?"
Mark 4
10 And when He was alone, those who were about Him with the twelve asked Him about the parable.
11 And He said unto them, “Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the Kingdom of God; but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables,
12 that, ‘seeing they may see, and not perceive, and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted and their sins should be forgiven them.’”
13 And He said unto them, “Know you not this parable? And how then will ye know all parables?
Mark 4 - The Parable of the Sower - Again Jesus - Bible Gateway
Does it make sense to speak in parables when your own hired help doesn't understand them? Why not just say what you mean?