Biblical Types, Symbols & Patterns
Pound
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KJV pound/mina as a literal monetary unit inside the parable
The KJV “pound” in Luke 19 represents a mina, a monetary unit entrusted by the nobleman to his servants; the unit itself is metrological/economic data inside the parable.
Context control: A monetary denomination is not symbolic merely because it appears in a parable.
The KJV “pound” in Luke 19 represents a mina, a monetary unit entrusted by the nobleman to his servants; the unit itself is metrological/economic data inside the parable.
Grade 4: Recurrent canonical motif or strong thematic patternScope: A monetary denomination is not symbolic merely because it appears in a parable.
Residual uncertainty: No material residual uncertainty beyond the stated scope limitation.
Scripture
Evidence sources
- Canonical Scripture: MT/LXX/NA28 with NET/ESV comparison — Text loci verified for TSP-S0F Batch 1
- BibleHub/BibleGateway reference — Luke 19 KJV pound / mina parable — Accessed/verified 2026-09-20
Entrusted mina as stewardship/accountability parable image
Within Luke 19, the entrusted mina functions as part of a stewardship test: servants are told to conduct business and are later required to account for what they did when the master returns.
Context control: Responsibility and accountability arise from the whole master-servant parable and its reckoning, not from an intrinsic symbolic meaning of the currency unit.
Within Luke 19, the entrusted mina functions as part of a stewardship test: servants are told to conduct business and are later required to account for what they did when the master returns.
Grade 5: Contextually probableScope: Responsibility and accountability arise from the whole master-servant parable and its reckoning, not from an intrinsic symbolic meaning of the currency unit.
Strongest alternative: The mina may be treated primarily as an incidental narrative vehicle; the accountability theme is undeniably present in the reckoning even if no fixed referent is assigned to the money itself.
Residual uncertainty: No material residual uncertainty beyond the stated scope limitation.
Scripture
Evidence sources
- Canonical Scripture: MT/LXX/NA28 with NET/ESV comparison — Text loci verified for TSP-S0F Batch 1
- BibleHub/BibleGateway reference — Luke 19 KJV pound / mina parable — Accessed/verified 2026-09-20
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