Can our Interpretations Kill Other People?  - Parable of the Wheat & Tares
Channel: The Caffeinated Bible
Date: 2023-09-29

Can a parable kill? Most certainly how we interpret it can! This video looks at the history of how the parable of the Wheat and the Tares in Matthew 13 has been interpreted. In particular, we look at several points in church history when this parable was used in the most violent manner possible.

Oh, and an update about getting a dog.

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CONTENTS
00:03 Introduction - We got a new dog!
02:00 Parable of the Wheat and the Tares
03:00 Wheat and the Tares in the Early Church
05:15 Augustine's Two Interpretations of the Parable
09:44 1000 AD or Y1K
10:55 Wazo of Liegé
14:22 The Inquisition and Thomas Aquinas
18:05 The Reformation - John Calvin
20:55 The New England Colonies: John Cotton and Roger Williams
26:31 So What?

Books:
Reading the Bible with Giants: How 2000 Years of Biblical Interpretation Can Shed New Light on Old Texts. Second Edition, Cascade Books, 2015
Print or eBook versions
https://tinyurl.com/ybkny2zl

Reading the Bible with Giants on Apple Books
An interactive versions with images, video and other features not available in print versions - highly recommended if you have an iPad or Mac. Free sample chapter also.
https://tinyurl.com/yd7qg74n

The philosophical basis behind reading the Bible in conversation with our tradition:
Reception Theory and Biblical Hermeneutics, Pickwick Publications, 2009.
https://wipfandstock.com/reception-theory-and-biblical-hermeneutics.html

Friends:    
Edge of Faith: Art & Culture Through a Christian Lens magazine
https://edgeoffaithmagazine.com

Fuller Theological Seminary
https://www.fuller.edu

Software I use in the videos ~ Accordance Bible Software:
https://www.accordancebible.com