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The standard work for the scholarly treatment of biblical similes and metaphors offers an overview of parable research since Jülicher, develops parable theory further in innovative ways, and thereby opens up a comprehensive horizon of questions. Theses and clarifications of terms make it easier to get started with the subject. A guide to interpretive methodology and model exegeses assist in the exegetical study of the texts. A section on the theology of the parables demonstrates their richness of content. Pedagogical and didactic-methodological impulses with exemplary lesson outlines round out the concept. Text boxes, tables, graphics, and a rich resource section make the textbook a valuable companion for study and teaching practice.