Submitted Christian Writings
~~~ Parables for Modern Academia ~~~
New Revised Academic Version (NRAV)
- By Deborah and Loren Haarsma
If Jesus taught on the campus today,
what might His parables say?
Matthew 6:19-24, Luke 16:10-13
The kingdom of heaven is like a student who left one research group to work in another.
His former advisor was demanding and manipulative; she coerced the student to continue to
work on her projects without pay, threatening not to acknowledge his work in the
publication. The student's new advisor called a group meeting, but the student was too
ashamed to come. He had no new results to report, for he had spent all his time on the old
advisor's projects. When the professor asked where he was, the other students explained.
The professor was frustrated and said, "This has been going on for months! He'll
never be able to pull away on his own. Tell him that if he has any trouble with the other
professor, I will handle it. I'm paying his salary and I want him to spend his time
working for me." (based on a true story) (Matthew 6:19-24, Luke 16:10-13)
- Copyright 1996 Deborah and Loren Haarsma. May be freely distributed electronically in
whole or in part with this notice attached and the text unaltered.
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