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Jesus Countryside Teaching
With Jesus Countryside Teaching such as the parable of the sower He was speaking of things which would have already been very familiar to his listeners.1 There may have been a farmer working his field in front of the crowd. One can imagine Jesus playing out the actions as the man reaches into the sack at his side and in a long sweeping arc casts forth the precious grain. An equally familiar scene to us today might be the mailman delivering letters, strolling up the drive and depositing them at our door, or stopping to place them in our mailbox.
Jesus Countryside Teaching developed the story to explain the spiritual meaning of the separate items. Seed, path, birds, thorn bushes and soil all take on a new dimension, revealing new spiritual meaning in a hidden drama."Listen, then if you have ears!" concluded Jesus, driving home the message with a challenge. But when the disciples asked what the parables meant. Jesus revealed another side to this teaching method."The knowledge of the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven has been given to you," he said, "but to the rest it comes by means of parables, so that they may look but not see, and listen but not understand." He seemed to imply by this that parable teaching keeps every one happy. Those who know God are struck by the spiritual implications, those who don't know God simply think, "What a pretty story."
1 Luke 8:15
"Jesus Countryside Teaching - What a pretty story!"
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