Intertextual analysis of parables about the call of the Lord to all humanity

Abstract

The article examines the intertextual connections of the gospel parables containing God's call to the human race. It is known that in His sermon Jesus Christ gave examples from everyday life, thereby simplifying the understanding of moral norms to a wide range of listeners. In the gospel parables, Christ revealed the meaning of His coming to earth, and also with the help of allegorical images gave an idea of the Kingdom of God. The author focuses on the parables of those invited to the feast, the lost sheep and the lost drachma, which reveal the image of Christ as the Savior, the features of God's call and people's response to it. The author identifies the places of Holy Scripture, the ideological content of which is similar to the meaning of the parables told by Jesus Christ. The intertextual analysis of parallel passages is based on patristic exegesis and commentary by modern biblical scholars. The novelty of the research lies in the combination of exegetic, comparative and intertextual methods, which allowed the author to identify the peculiarity of the gospel narrative, for which the term «auto-exegesis» is proposed.