Parables of Jesus

Jesus told parables to people, mostly Jewish, in Aramaic/Hebrew, 2,000 years ago. How can we hope to understand them without knowing something of their language, culture, and knowledge of the Old Testament?

Forgiving the 50 and the 500 - A Parable from Jesus
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The parable of Forgiving the 50 and the 500

Forgiving the 50 and the 500.  A very short parable.  About forgiveness and love. Two verses.  But it's embedded in ...
The parable of the fig tree
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The Parable of the Fruitless Fig Tree – repent or perish

The Parable of the Fruitless Fig Tree – repent or perish. When you read it, the concept of the tree ...
Parable of The Wise And Foolish Builders
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Parable of The Wise And Foolish Builders

The Parable of The Wise And Foolish Builders.  On one level, it's about the choice between building a house on ...
Who is the wise one in Jesus' parable about building?
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Who is the wise one in Jesus’ parable about building?

Who is the wise one in Jesus' parable about building? In the parable of the wise and foolish builders, Jesus ...
parables of Jesus
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Parables told by Jesus

The parables told by Jesus are in the New Testament. However there's no such thing as a complete list that ...
Jesus told parables. Was He hiding something?
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Jesus told parables. Was He hiding something?

Jesus told parables. Lots of them. But what exactly is a parable? What's the point of them? Are parables to ...
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