Jesus taught his followers with short stories called parables.
Jesus taught his followers with short stories called parables.
I assume that the synonym you are looking for is a 'parable', which is a short story, such as those Jesus told, which teaches a moral or spiritual lesson.
The only 'stories' about Mary are concerning the visit by the angel to tell her about her upcoming pregnancy, her visit to her 'cousin', Elizabeth, shortly thereafter (Luke 1:26-56) and the birth of Jesus. There is a brief mention of her going to the festival with her family , and taking note of things that Jesus did in his life , and a word here and there, but other than that, there are no 'stories' about her in the Bible.(Matthew 1:18-25)(Luke 2:4-7) .
IN BRIEF: Article used in religious ceremony.Source: Answers.com
http://kvm.kvcc.edu/content/planetarium/schoolshows/skylegendsof3fires.htm at the bottom there is a brief story about a bear in the council of the three fires societ. (this is folklore)
There are over 50 parables that Jesus spoke. Many of these grew out of conflict situations when Jesus answered His religious critics. Parables utilize metaphors or similes and extend them into a brief story to make a point. Jesus spoke in parables usually for Pharisees and sinners, simultaneously exposing the self righteousness of His critics and extolling the kingdom of God.
Jesus, but for only a brief time as he appointed Peter as the head of the Church.
In the land of Judea which is in the land of present day Israel. All of Jesus' missions were in Judea, apart from two brief forays into a neighbouring country, The Decapolis.
Antun Soljan has written: 'A Brief Excursion and Other Stories (European Classics (Evanston, Ill.).)'
A fable or parable is a brief story that teaches a lesson about human follies. Aesop and Jesus Christ are notable tellers of such tales.
Hebe holds a brief place in the Iliad, by Homer: she is also the goddess that Hercules marries after his apotheosis.
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