A less common interpretation of the parable is that the merchant represents Christ, and the pearl represents the Church.

This interpretation would give the parable a similar theme to that of the Parable of the Lost Sheep, the Lost Coin, and the Prodigal Son.

While the exact meaning of the parables taught by Jesus is open to interpretation, many Christians, of different varieties, typically interpret one particular parable in many different ways.

The parable is always blunt and devoid of subtlety, and requires no interpretation ; the apologue by nature necessitates at least some degree of reflection and thought to achieve understanding, and in this sense it demands more of the listener than the parable does.

* One interpretation of the story is as a parable about unrequited love.

William R. Herzog II notes the traditional interpretation of the parable, but gives a liberation theology reading in which the image of the absentee landlord, who reaps where he didn't sow, is taken literally.

This painting by Hieronymus Francken the Younger ( c. 1616 ) gives a moralistic interpretation of the parable.

But Gaskell warns against misuse: Bessy Higgins reads the Apocalypse to cope with her condition, and gives an interpretation of the parable of Dives and Lazarus, so simplistic that Margaret counters vigorously: " It won ’ t be division enough, in that awful day, that some of us have been beggars here, and some of us have been rich — we shall not be judged by that poor accident, but by our faithful following of Christ " ( Gaskell, 1855, chapter 19 ).

BMEWS intelligence is simultaneously flashed to NORAD ( North American Air Defense Command ) in Colorado Springs, Colorado, for interpretation ; ;

In looking back over the volumes, it is possible to find errors of interpretation, some of which were not so evident at the time of writing.

But as a stimulating, provocative interpretation of the broad sweep of English development it is incomparable.

And we can add that Krutch's interpretation of purgation is also one answer to Plato's fear that poetry will encourage our passions.

It is no longer possible to say that a sceptical attitude towards the received accounts of the invasions almost automatically produces a `` shore occupied by '' interpretation.

Yet we who lean upon such a man and draw strength from him and expect interpretation of the infinite through him -- we who readily accept his sacrifice as our due, we of the congregations are the first to tell him what is in our minds instead of listening to what is in his soul.

Some of the poetic cadence of the older version certainly is lost in the newer one, but almost anyone, with a fair knowledge of the English language, can understand the meaning, without the necessity of interpretation by a Biblical scholar.

According to the official interpretation of the Charter, a member cannot be penalized by not having the right to vote in the General Assembly for nonpayment of financial obligations to the `` special '' United Nations' budgets, and of course cannot be expelled from the Organization ( which you suggested in your editorial ), due to the fact that there is no provision in the Charter for expulsion.

Assistance is rendered to interested Rhode Island businessmen concerning interpretation of bid invitations, where to obtain specifications, and follow-ups concerning qualification.

This is a serious-minded interpretation, but it is never strait-laced.

Every detail in his interpretation has been beautifully thought out, and of these I would especially cite the delicious laendler touch the pianist brings to the fifth variation ( an obvious indication that he is playing with Viennese musicians ), and the gossamer shading throughout.

Willingness to take the risk of early and direct interpretation ( with the proviso that if the interpretation is too threatening, the worker can withdraw ) is another prominent feature in these efforts.

Since a national interpretation cannot be avoided it is unfortunate that the elections were not held in a way to maximize party responsibility and the educational effect of mass political participation.

The purpose set forth at the beginning of this book was first to introduce the reader to a general background knowledge of the various types and capabilities of the forecasting methods already in use, so that he might then be in a position to evaluate for himself the validity of the rather astonishing empirical correlation that is to follow, and to appraise the forecast that its interpretation suggests for the future of farm prices over the years immediately ahead.

He has advised me that the narrower interpretation is the proper one ; ;

It will be recalled from the discussion in Section 7 that the position of the `` right '', as represented by Barth, rests on the following thesis: The only tenable alternative to Bultmann's position is a theology that ( 1 ) rejects or at least qualifies his unconditioned demand for demythologization and existential interpretation ; ;

and, most pervasively, ( 3 ) their interpretation of who is a `` real pro '', of what it means to be a professional man in a technical, fragmented society.

It is Martin Heidegger, not Nietzsche, who elaborated a new interpretation of Aristotle, intended to warrant his deconstruction of scholastic and philosophical tradition.

His interpretation of the Pauline phrase is that we should seek the common good more than the private good, but this is because the common good is a more desirable good for the individual.

That ’ s a critical interpretation that has nothing to do with the original inspiration.

Luke's story, though only four verses long, has been a complex source of inspiration, interpretation, and debate for centuries.

Such messages typically involve divine inspiration, interpretation, or revelation of conditioned events to come ( cf.

This trip, along with readings from Oswald Spengler's cyclical interpretation of history, provided the inspiration for his second novel, El Reino de Este Mundo ( The Kingdom of this World ) ( 1949 ).

The methodology of reform can be classified into two groups, one depending on re-interpreting the traditional texts which constitutes Islamic law ( ijtihad ); this varies widely from little deviation from the traditional interpretation, to the more liberal which considers only the meaning of Qur ' an as a divine inspiration, while the wording is believed to be from the prophet Muhammad intended by him to suit his time and situation, therefore interpreting the problematic verses in modern times allegorically or even not considering them.

The theatre is named after Phil Collins, who became a source of inspiration for the actors when he viewed a performance interpretation of his music.

*: Messianic interpretations are precluded by interpreting almah as " young woman " and translating accordingly as in RSV, NRSV, REB, also contradicting both Matthew ’ s and Luke ’ s interpretation of the passage and thus speaking against Biblical inspiration ; see also LXX.

Behmenism does not describe the beliefs of any single formal religious sect, but instead designates a more general description of Böhme's interpretation of Christianity, when used as a source of devotional inspiration by a variety of groups.

In 1903 Leo established a Pontifical Biblical Commission to oversee those studies and ensure that they were conducted with respect for the Catholic doctrines on the inspiration and interpretation of scripture.

Amanda Barrie's portrayal of Cleopatra in the 1964 film Carry on Cleo as a childish seductress has been suggested as an inspiration for Richardson's interpretation of Elizabeth I.

Zurbarán broke from Velázquez's sharp realist interpretation of art and looked, to some extent, to the emotive content of El Greco and the earlier mannerist painters for inspiration and technique, though Zurbarán respected and maintained the lighting and physical nuance of Velázquez.

The Goddess movement draws some of its inspiration from the work of such archaeologists as Marija Gimbutas ( Gimbutas 1974 and 1989, Mellaart 1967 ), whose interpretation of artifacts excavated from the region she called " Old Europe " points to societies of Neolithic Europe that were " matristic " or " goddess-centered ".

In August 2007 she flew to New York to watch RENT on Broadway to get inspiration for her interpretation of her part.

" Dropout Boogie " became an inspiration to The Edgar Broughton Band, with their radical 1970 single mix Apache Drop Out, in which they cut it with their interpretation of The Shadows ' " Apache " instrumental.