A parable is a simple story illustrating a moral or religious lesson.
The word parable is a compound word made up of two parts one meaning alongside and the other to throw or cast. In English we use one of the words as a prefix - para eg.
paramedics, or we talk about parachurch organisations
A parable is an illustration thrown in alongside of a truth in order to explain it, to make the truth easier to understand.
A parable puts something familiar alongside something unfamiliar, it compares something unfamiliar with something familiar.
A parable is similar to a fable or an allegory or a proverb
There are nine parables in the Gospel of Mark: the parable of the sower, the parable of the lamp, the parable of the growing seed, the parable of the mustard seed, the parable of the wicked tenants, the parable of the fig tree, the parable of the wedding feast, the parable of the ten virgins, and the parable of the talents.
Under you.
parable of the sower
The parable of the seeds and the sower
No Jesus also explained the parable of the Wheats and the Tares.
a parable is a short story with a message
The parable of the good Samaritan.
Each parable has a different lesson.
can a parable contain a paradox
a belief in one god
a kingdom is a place or a thing
A parable is an earthly story with a heavenly meaning. Some examples can be found in Matthew chapter 13. These parables include: The parable of the sower, The parable of the weeds, The parable of the mustard seed, The parable of the hidden treasure and the pearl, and The parable of the net.