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On-line Resource. Pbk. Mark L. Bailey, "Guidelines for Interpreting Jesus' Parables," Bibliotheca Sacra 155: 617 (1998): 29-38.
On-line Resource Edwin Cyril Blackman, "New methods of parable interpretation," Canadian Journal of Theology 15.1 (Jan. 1969): 3-13. View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
Article in Journal or Book Craig L. Blomberg, "Poetic Fiction, Subversive Speech, and Proportional Analogy in the Parables," Horizons in Biblical Theology 18.2 (1996): 115-132.
Book or monograph Blomberg: Interpreting the Parables Craig L. Blomberg, Interpreting the Parables. Leicester: Apollos, 1990. ISBN: 0851114113.
On-line Resource Trevor J. Burke, "The Parable of the Prodigal Father: An Interpretative Key to the Third Gospel (Luke 15:11-32)," Tyndale Bulletin 64.2 (2013): 217-238.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Ben Chenoweth, "Identifying the Talents: Contextual Clues for the Interpretation of the Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30)," Tyndale Bulletin 56.1 (2005): 61-72.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Stephen Curkpatrick, "Between Mashal and Parable: 'Likeness' as a Metonymic Enigma," Horizons in Biblical Theology 24.1 (2002): 58-71.
On-line Resource Christian R. Davis, "Structural analysis of Jesus' narrative parables: a conservative approach," Grace Theological Journal 9.2 (Fall 1988): 191-204.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced Courtesy of the Brethren Digital Archive]
On-line Resource Vernon Doerksen, "The Interpretation of Parables," Grace Journal 11.2 (Spring 1970): 3-20.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced Courtesy of the Brethren Digital Archive]
Article in Journal or Book A.S. Herbert, "The 'Parable' (mal) in the Old Testament," Scottish Journal of Theology 7 (1954): 180-
Article in Journal or Book Dennis J. Ireland, "A History of Recent Interpretation of the Parable of the Unjust Steward (Luke 16:1-13)," Westminster Theological Journal 51.2 (1989): 293-318.
On-line Resource Simon Kistemaker, "Shrewd Manager: An Exposition of Luke 16:1-9," Evangel 2:2 (1984): 13-14.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
On-line Resource Simon Kistemaker, "Children in the Market Place," Evangel 4:2 (1986): 12.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
Book or monograph Kistemaker: The ParablesSimon J. Kistemaker, The Parables. Understanding the Stories Jesus Told. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002. Pbk. ISBN: 0801063914. pp.272.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly John L. McLaughlin, Parables of JesusJohn L. McLaughlin, Parables of Jesus. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2020. ISBN: 9781725276222. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource Douglas S. McComiskey, "Exile and the Purpose of Jesus' Parables (Mark 4:10-12; Matt 13:10-17; Luke 8:9-10)," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 51.1 (March 2008): 59-85.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Teresa Okure, "'I will open my mouth in parables' (Matt 13:35): A Case for a Gospel-Based Biblical Hermeneutic," New Testament Studies 46.3 (2000): 445-463.
Article in Journal or Book David P. Parris, "Imitating the Parables: Allegory, Narrative and the Role of Mimesis," Journal for the Study of the New Testament 25.1 (2002): 33-53. [Abstract]
On-line Resource Jonathan T. Pennington, "Matthew 13 and the Function of the Parables in the First Gospel," Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 13.3 (Autumn 2009): 12-20.
On-line Resource Robert L. Plummer, "Parables in the Gospels: History of Interpretation and Hermeneutical Guidelines," Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 13.3 (Autumn 2009): 4-11.
On-line Resource Klyne R. Snodgrass, "Recent Research on the Parable of the Wicked Tenants: An Assessment," Bulletin for Biblical Research 8 (1998): 187-216.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Klyne Snodgrass, "A Hermeneutics of Hearing Informed by the Parables with Special Reference to Mark 4," Bulletin for Biblical Research 14.1 (2004): 59-79.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book The Face of New Testament StudentsKlyne R. Snodgrass, "Modern Approaches to the Parables," Scot McKnight & Grant R. Osborne, eds., The Face of New Testament Students. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House / Leicester: Apollos, 2004. Pbk. ISBN: 0801027071. pp.177-190.
On-line Resource Roy A. Stewart, "Parable Form in the Old Testament and Rabbinic Literature," The Evangelical Quarterly 36.3 (July-Sept. 1964): 133-147.View in PDF format pdf [All reasonable efforts have been made to contact the copyright holder of this article without success. If you hold the rights, please contact me]
Article in Journal or Book Betty O.S. Tan, "The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax-Collector in Luke 18:9-14: A Study on the Practice of Prayer," Asia Journal of Theology 14.2 (2000): 286-303.
Article in Journal or Book Maurice F. Wiles, "Early Exegesis of the Parables," Scottish Journal of Theology 11 (1958): 287-
On-line Resource Stephen I. Wright, Tales Jesus Told.Stephen I. Wright, Tales Jesus Told. An Introduction to the Narrative Parables of Jesus. Carlisle: Paternoster Press, 2002. Pbk. ISBN: 1842271882. pp.174. View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of author]

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