Great discussion! I'm going to think it over for a while before making any serious comments.
In the meantime, in reply to Zoe:
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unlike Jesus, Gandalf didn't have any other kind of trade (such as carpentry).
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Gandalf had a trade - fireworks! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
But I do grant that he didn't use parables.