teaching,passage,surface_structure,expected_default_response,reversal_mechanism,insight_produced
Good Samaritan,Luke 10:25-37,Story about a Samaritan helping a wounded man,Sympathy for the wounded,The 'good' character is the despised outsider; the religious insiders fail,Neighbor is not defined by tribe; the category itself is wrong
Prodigal Son,Luke 15:11-32,Story about a returning sinful son,Approve the father's forgiveness,The older brother's resentment mirrors the hearer's own likely response,You are the older brother
Pharisee and Publican,Luke 18:9-14,Two men praying,Approve the righteous Pharisee,The unrighteous tax collector is justified,Self-justification is the barrier to righteousness
Laborers in Vineyard,Matt 20:1-16,Story about payment,Expect fairness = equal pay for equal work,All workers get the same wage regardless of hours,Your sense of 'fairness' is actually grasping
Rich Fool,Luke 12:13-21,Man building bigger barns,Approve prudent planning,'This night your soul is required of you',Prudent planning can be the trap
Beatitudes,Matt 5:3-12,Blessing statements,Expect 'blessed are the strong/rich/successful',Blessed are the poor / mourning / meek / persecuted,The kingdom inverts your hierarchy
'You have heard it said...but I say unto you',Matt 5:21-48,Intensifications of Torah,Expect external-compliance commandment,Internal state is the real locus,External compliance is insufficient
Mustard seed / leaven,Matt 13:31-33,Growth metaphor,Expect overt visible kingdom,"Hidden, small, pervasive",Kingdom works differently than you expect
Crucifixion (as ultimate demonstration),All four gospels passion narratives,Execution of messianic claimant,Expect the movement to end (Luke 24:21 'we had hoped'),Demonstration of the teaching by enacting it,"The teaching is true enough to die for; the kingdom-reversal is real"