Do parables have a single correct meaning?
Every commentary offers a different reading. Is one of them right?
Every commentary offers a different reading. Is one of them right?
この箇所は翻訳の段階ですでに解釈が入っているため、注意が必要です。教義的な答えより先に、まず自分の言葉で読んでみることをおすすめします。ここまで書きましたが、異論は歓迎します。むしろ聞きたいです。
This is how my tradition explains it, but it is not the only explanation available. Practically: check the immediate context first, then compare the parallel passages.