Question 24
GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1
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2024
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CHRISTIAN_RELIGIOUS_STUDIES
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objective
The Parable of the Lost Sheep (Luke 15:4‑7) uses the image of a shepherd who leaves ninety‑nine sheep to find one that is lost. The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant (Matthew 18:21‑35) uses a master‑servant image in which a servant is forgiven a huge debt but refuses to forgive a fellow servant. Compare how the different metaphors (shepherd vs. master‑servant) shape the moral teaching of each parable, and explain why Jesus might have chosen these particular images for his audience.
Answer Options
A.
Both parables use the same metaphor of a shepherd, showing that forgiveness and repentance are identical themes; Jesus chose the shepherd image because it was the most familiar to his audience.
Correct Answer
B.
The shepherd image stresses God's personal, caring pursuit of the lost, teaching repentance and restoration; the master‑servant image stresses the ethical duty to extend the forgiveness one has received, teaching communal mercy. Jesus chose a shepherd for a largely agrarian audience to illustrate divine love, and a master‑servant for listeners familiar with household hierarchies to stress reciprocal forgiveness.
C.
The shepherd image emphasizes God's judgment and punishment of the lost, teaching obedience; the master‑servant image highlights the futility of debt, teaching economic caution. Jesus used these images to warn against sin.
D.
The master‑servant image stresses the importance of hierarchical authority, while the shepherd image underscores the need for communal labor; Jesus selected these images to reflect social structures rather than moral teachings.
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
The shepherd image stresses God's personal, caring pursuit of the lost, teaching repentance and restoration; the master‑servant image stresses the ethical duty to extend the forgiveness one has received, teaching communal mercy. Jesus chose a shepherd for a largely agrarian audience to illustrate divine love, and a master‑servant for listeners familiar with household hierarchies to stress reciprocal forgiveness.
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Gce Model Questions Vol1
2024
Christian Religious Studies
Question 24.
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2024
Gce Model Questions Vol1
Christian Religious Studies
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