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People may not be used to reading things in context.
People may not see who the parable is being addressed to.
People may not understand the analogy or lesson being taught through the parable.
People may feel they have a right to produce their own interpretation and these will vary.
Jesus used parables , a total of 52 of them. the reason being it would be easy for the people to understand, as all were not educated.
Historians have different interpretations because they all have different opinions.
because as stories spread there will be different interpretations on it
The answer got many different interpretations from the crowd.
Chaucers intent was to make fun of parables and the people who told them
Facts speak to what occurred, whereas interpretations speak to the meaning of what occurred.
Interpretations differ because they are written for different audiences.
history, poetry, parables, letters, prophecy.
It is believed that Jesus told around 35 parables during his ministry though they vary in number depending on the source. Of these 35 parables Jesus only gave explanations for 10 of them. These parables with explanations are as follows: Parable of the Sower Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds Parable of the Mustard Seed Parable of the Hidden Treasure Parable of the Pearl of Great Price Parable of the Dragnet Parable of the Unforgiving Servant Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard Parable of the Good Samaritan Parable of the Ten VirginsThese parables and their explanations can be found in the Bible in the books of Matthew Mark and Luke.
Parables were commonplace in Chaucer's time, and audiences would have found them familiar.Parables resembled the teachings of Jesus, with which most audiences in Chaucer's time were familiar.
It is 54 parables.
Jesus told the parables in the new testament. there are no parables in the old testament.