allusions

4. lasting friendship
5. god of wine, reverly, the power of nature, fertility, and emotional ecstasy. terms of overuse or excess
6. blinded by the "light from heaven" 3 days later, he accepted baptism and "the scales" fell from his eyes
8. anyone who stops to help a stranger in need
9. a theological reference to innocent blood and the archetypal brother-versus
11. surpass the evil of the worst tyrant
12. symbolic of the path to God and to heaven
14. symbolic of powerful destructive forces ; war,death,plague,famine
16. advises us to share our wealth with those who need it and that it shall be returned
20. alludes to paternal grief and to a lost and faithless son
23. representative of extreme bravery and unwavering faith in the face of adversity
24. the dangere involved in daring to enter "the realm of the gods"

1. the idea that faith can provide spritual sustenance
2. she is the archetype of speed, strength, and daring foiled by a trick of the intellect
3. warning against hypocrisy
5. division from the worthy and the unworthy
7. there is room in heaven for all who believes
10. easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to get into heaven
13. in Matthew implies that wisdom cannot be attained through the teachings of the unenlightened
15. a place of great physical or psychological suffering
17. gave birth to Solomon
18. teaches a lesson in mercy and cautions "be kind to your enemy"
19. symbolic of man's willingness to make the ultimate sacrifice to demonstrate his faith and trust in God. It is symbolic of the idea that faith shall be rewarded
21. impending peril in Greek mythology
22. to discord between siblings ; to the idea of fortunate or favored son