Episode 12: "He Who Hath Ears To Hear, Let Him (or her!!) Hear"
In this episode, we discuss the various parables of Christ, how Christ was the Master Storyteller, what story does to your brain, and my parable of Harry Potter.
Sorry y'all! I got a little off track this week because I was SO EXCITED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE POWER OF STORY!!! And how Christ, our Master Storyteller, used the power of story to help impart truths to his audiences. If you want more info on the power of story (and who doesn't???) You can find it here:
From Harvard
https://www.harvardbusiness.org/the-science-behind-the-art-of-storytelling/
“Stories allow us to simulate intense experience without having to actually live through them. Stories allow us to experience the world before we actually have to experience it.” Leo Widrich, citing Princeton neuroscientist Uri Hasson, writes that “a story is the only way to activate parts in the brain so that a listener turns the story into their own idea and experience.”
Scientists are discovering that chemicals like cortisol, dopamine and oxytocin are released in the brain when we’re told a story. Why does that matter? If we are trying to make a point stick, cortisol assists with our formulating memories. Dopamine, which helps regulate our emotional responses, keeps us engaged. When it comes to creating deeper connections with others, oxytocin is associated with empathy, an important element in building, deepening or maintaining good relationships.
Perhaps most importantly, storytelling is central to meaning-making and sense-making. It is through story that our minds form and examine our own truths and beliefs, as well as discern how they correlate with the truths and beliefs of others. Through story listening, we gain new perspectives and a better understanding of the world around us. We challenge and expand our own understanding by exploring how others see and understand the world through their lens.
https://news.berkeley.edu/berkeley_blog/the-science-of-the-story/
https://www.bu.edu/sjmag/scimag2005/features/mirrorneurons.htm
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So what the heck happened in Luke 13:1-4???
The short answer is, we don't know.
However there's some good commentary out there that can kind of flesh it out for us: https://biblehub.com/commentaries/luke/13-1.htm
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