Parables as metaphors and examples
Quarterly Journal of SpeechPublished 1 November 1985
William G. Kirkwood
Citations31
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score0.39
Generate an AI Snapshot to get a quick, structured summary of this paper.
Study Snapshot
ObjectiveStudy objective
MethodsResearch methodology
PopulationPopulation studied
Sample sizeSample sizes
OutcomesStudy outcomes here
ResultsStudy results comes here
LimitationsResearch study limitations comes here
A concise AI-generated summary of the paper will appear here once you click Generate AI Snapshot.
Abstract
This essay surveys previous research on the rhetorical nature of parables and presents a revised view of their functions as metaphors and examples. It then considers the implications of this analysis for the study of narrative in religious and secular discourse.
Keywords
PsychologySocial SciencesArts and Humanities
Medical Entomology and ZoologyTime and narrative
2,480 Citations1986Paul Ricœur, Kathleen McLaughlin +1 more
Communication MonographsNarration as a human communication paradigm: The case of public moral argument
1,731 Citations1984Walter R. Fisher
The Rule of Metaphor : Multi-disciplinary Studies of the Creation of Meaning in Language
563 Citations1986Paul Ricœur, Robert Czerny +2 more
Classical Rhetoric and Its Christian and Secular Tradition from Ancient to Modern Times
511 Citations1999George A. Kennedy
Quarterly Journal of SpeechArchetypal metaphor in rhetoric: The light‐dark family
190 Citations1967Michael Osborn
Journal of Biblical LiteratureIn Parables: The Challenge of the Historical Jesus
183 Citations1975Jack Dean Kingsbury, John Dominic Crossan
Journal of Biblical LiteratureThe Parables: Their Literary and Existential Dimension
125 Citations1968Lucetta Mowry, Dan O. Via
Southern Speech Communication JournalI. Topical invention and metaphoric interaction
49 Citations1983Michael Leff
New Testament StudiesParable and Example in the Teaching of Jesus
46 Citations1972John Dominic Crossan
Quarterly Journal of SpeechStorytelling and self‐confrontation: Parables as communication strategies
37 Citations1983William G. Kirkwood
Quarterly Journal of SpeechAssessing presidential character: Degradation rituals in political campaigns
27 Citations1981W. Lance Bennett
Religious StudiesJoachim Jeremias. The Parables of Jesus. Pp. 248. Translated by S. H. Hooke. Klaus Koch. <i>The Growth of the Biblical Tradition: The Form-Critical Method</i>. Pp. 248. Translated by S. M. Cupitt. (Both published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. $2.95 each.
16 Citations1972Travis Glasson
Quarterly Journal of SpeechFunctions of key metaphors in early Quaker sermons, 1671–1700
14 Citations1983Michael P. Graves
Journal of Biblical LiteratureFinding is the First Act: Trove Folktales and Jesus' Treasure Parable
14 Citations1981Gary Phillips, John Dominic Crossan
Quarterly Journal of SpeechRhetoric and biblical criticism
9 Citations1980Vernon K. Robbins, John H. Pattern
Central States Speech JournalRhetorical detailing in Cicero's Verrine orations
6 Citations1982Donovan J. Ochs