Parables were a trademark method of teaching used by Jesus, drawn from the practice of ancient Israel. In fact he hardly ever ...

The rabbis no doubt interpreted their parables explicitly ... the hearers would have been able to grasp the meaning of the story Jesus told. An observation made by a New Testament scholar writing ...

In the New Testament close New TestamentA record of the life, teachings, and mission of Jesus Christ and the ministry ... When trouble comes their belief dies, just as the plants died in the ...

Some Christians describe a parable as an earthly story with a heavenly meaning ... and proved Jesus was His Son, the parables were designed to encourage people to think about their own ...

We, of course, have notions of repentance.... He is asking Jews to repent of their sins ... as they may sound to us. Jesus is most famous, I think, for parables and aphorisms.