Reflections on the Parables - "The Parable of the Wicked Tenants" - Matthew 21:33-46
Read the text of the parable here: Matthew 21:33-46 Something for Nothing - The Parable of the Wicked Tenants We have been looking at parables now for a while – since the beginning of July to be exact. One thing that has been mentioned in passing is that some of the parables have long interpretation traditions that color and influence our reading of them. In some cases this is a good thing; in some cases, not so much. The parable for this morning is one of these latter. The parable of the wicked tenants has a long, sad and violent history as being a proof-text for anti-Semitic activities. This interpretation suggests that the Jewish people, like the wicked tenants, have destroyed the servants (prophets) and the son (Jesus) and because they are guilty of killing Jesus they should be put to the sword and persecuted. This is NOT what this parable is about. That interpretation completely misses the mark and, more than that, is thoroughly anti...