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A Jewish Perspective on Parables (Box 5.4)

The parable should not be lightly esteemed in your eyes, since by means of the parable one arrives at the true meaning of the words of the Torah.

—Midrash, Song of Songs Rabbah 1.8

Harry Freedman and Maurice Smith, eds., Midrash Rabbah (London: Soncino, 1939).