耶稣是《新约》里最重要的人物,擅长讲论简短动人、扣人心弦的比喻故事。他的许多比喻是短篇文学杰作,透露出他对上帝之国的睿智见解,深刻而多方面地影响了西方的社会与文化。几百年来无数圣经学者殚精竭虑,试图用各种方法深入了解并正确诠释那些比喻,已经取得不少成就。本文从圣经诠释学的高度比较当代学者采用的三大进路,并提出一条新的研究途径,称为“效应史”的进路;然后以“浪子”的比喻为例,说明效应史进路在研究耶稣比喻的意义与诠释圣经过程中能提供何种新的洞见。 Jesus is the most important figure in the New Testament and is good at talking about a short and touching, gripping metaphorical story. Many of his metaphors are short literary masterpieces, revealing his wisdom about the kingdom of God and profoundly and multiply influencing Western society and culture. Countless Bible scholars have done a great deal of hard work in the past hundreds of years trying to understand and correctly interpret those metaphors in various ways. This article compares the three approaches taken by contemporary scholars from the perspective of biblical hermeneutics and proposes a new approach to study called “the history of effects”. Then, taking the example of “prodigal” as an example, The History of the Effect Pathways explores new insights into the significance of Jesus’ parables and their interpretation of the Bible.