Abstract
Traditionally, the parable of the wicked tenants has been understood as a christological allegory. Recently, C. H. DODD, JOACHIM JEREMIAS, and a few other scholars have shown that it is an authentic parable of Jesus, but they have not been able to elaborate a single point of comparison on which the parable hinges. Both DODD and JEREMIAS consider it to be a parable told by Jesus to illustrate the fate of those who oppose him and his work. This makes the parable into a virtual allegory. We would like to suggest, however, that Matthew xxi 33-41 is not a christological parable, but rather a parable that attacks the methods of the first century Zealot movement. The point of comparison can be understood so that the hearers of Jesus' day are led by the parable to a conclusion that they would not normally accept, i.e., that the logical outcome of the Zealots' methods is their own destruction.
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