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撮要

本文主旨，在於探討耶穌與法利賽人的政治宗教爭拗，及路加福音記載的比喻在爭拗中所起的作用。文章首先分析衝突的階段、彼此不協調的原因、社會形勢分化、宗教意識分歧、政治糾紛之演化與爭辯的政治意義。在困局中，耶穌從沒放棄與法利賽人溝通對談，即或在激辯中亦連番使用比喻，為的是要藉比喻開廣法利賽人的視野，主耶穌希望藉比喻，為法利賽人將現實世界重新定義，並希望他們能以至高神的心意作為人生最高準則。為叫比喻收效，主耶穌往往在比喻中加入令人震撼的元素，叫聽眾進入失衡的境地，此舉有助聽眾把心靈開放，改變初衷，接受新思維。

ABSTRACT

This is an analysis of the functions which parables played in the conflicts between Jesus and the Pharisees as recorded in the Gospel of Luke. The study traces the stages of the conflicts, the points of contention, the political implications of the religious differences. In the dialogue with the Pharisees, Jesus used parables to stimulate reflection, to redefine reality, to teach the populace and to create disequilibration in the opponents. All this is done in the hope that a change of heart will take place amongst the audience. The parables thus used are not only rhetorical devices but also means of transformation. In order to facilitate cognitive and behavioral transformation, parables used by the Lucan Jesus often included disequilibrating elements so that his audience who experienced scheme failure might move on to a new level of understanding.

原載於《建道學刊》5期（1996年1月），頁153-174。