List of Tables
List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART I. In Pursuit of Wisdom
1. The Nature and Structure of Parables
PART II. Apples of Gold
2. Biblical Parables: The Parable of the Poor Man's Ewe Lamb
3. Synoptic Gospel Parables: The Parable of the Marriage Feast
4. Rabbinic Parables: The Parable of the King's Banquet
5. Chassidic Parables: Two Kinds of Faith
PART III. Imperial Messages
6. Wisdom Lost: Modern Parables
7. Franz Kafka: An Imperial Message
8. Jorge Luis Borges: The Parable of Cervantes and The Quixote
9. Italo Calvino: Cities and Signs
10. S.Y. Agnon: Before the Kaddish
Toward a Conclusion: "Some Fabulous Yonder"
Notes
Bibliography
Index