Used by English Form Critics to designate short illustrative stories of an event in the gospels and reflecting the catechetical interests of the early Church e.g. Mark 3: 1–6; 12: 13–17.
Citation for pronouncement stories
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MLA
"pronouncement stories." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. May 23, 2013. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1536>.
Chicago
"pronouncement stories." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1536 (accessed May 23, 2013).