The parables are generally regarded by scholars as among the sayings which we can confidently ascribe to the historical Jesus; they are, for the most part, authentic words of Jesus. Moreover, all ...

Perhaps the most poignant of all the parables is one told by Jesus in the lead up to the Passion (Mark 12:1-12), the Tenants in the Vineyard, which features in the first episode of The Passion.

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A famous preacher was teaching a seminary class on the parables of Jesus and noticed that all of his students seemed to prefer the ones with the happy endings. The tiny seed growing into a ...

In the parable, Jesus taught that "the kingdom of Heaven ... The ten virgins are ten bridesmaids. And while all 10 of them were planning to attend the wedding banquet, only the five wise virgins ...

One of the most awesome aspects of Jesus’ preaching is His common use of parables — simple, everyday stories that carried ...

The series is an educational non-sectarian collection of stories from the New Testament Bible, intended to encourage positive values and character traits in young people.

Parables were a trademark method of teaching used by Jesus, drawn from the practice of ... an essential quality for all cartoonists. It’s hard to imagine that those listening to his teaching ...