Jesus had no interest in mere information.  He was constantly calling others to action.

Consider some of the things he gave his learners to do.

• “Come.”
• “Follow.”
• “Go.”
• “Sell.”
• “Preach.”
• “Watch.”
• “Pray.”
• “Do likewise.”
• “Wash.”
• “Offer the gift.”
• “Stretch out your hand.”
• “Roll away the stone.”
• “Come down.”
• “Go and tell.”
• “Sin no more.”
• “Feed my sheep.”
• “Make disciples of all nations.”
• “Bring the colt.”
• “Pay the tax.”
• “Show yourself to the priest.”
• “Stand up, pick up your bed.”

Jesus made extensive use of the concrete in teaching the abstract.

Consider the following:

Places

These include: ‘the mountain; the lakeside; the synagogue in Nazareth, also in Capernaum and in many other towns and cities; the Mount of Olives, from which the Lament over Jerusalem was uttered; Bethesda, in Jerusalem; private homes; the open country; and the Temple.’

Occasions

‘Among such occasions are: The sight of the multitudes; a question asked by one of the crowd, receiving a longer answer than usual; a criticism passed upon some wonderful work of healing done; the sending forth of the twelve, and also of the seventy; the calumny that he had a devil, requiring refutation; the synagogue service on the Sabbath day; the departure of the messengers of John; the charge that he cast out devils by the prince of devils; the demand for a sign; a question from the disciples, requiring a full answer, concerning, say, the meaning of one of the parables, though only disciples heard such explanations.’…