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The Parables of Jesus are a collection of parables told by Jesus that embody much of his teaching and are recorded in the four Gospels. Among Christians they are the best known examples of stories referred to as parables, and so form the prototype for the term parable.

Contents 1 Occurrence 2 Purpose 3 Examples 4 See also 5 Reference 6 External links

[edit] Occurrence

Each of the four canonical Gospels contains parables of Jesus unique to that Gospel, with two of the best known, the Prodigal Son and the Good Samaritan, both being among those that occur only in the Gospel of Luke.

A few parables appear in more than one of the synoptic Gospels, with three of them occurring in all three of these gospels (The Parable of the Lamp), and another two (some say three, on the grounds that the parables of the Talents and the Pounds are essentially the same story) in both Matthew and Luke. But no parable is common to the Gospel of Mark and either Matthew or Luke but not both; That is, if a parable occurs in Mark and also somewhere else, then it appears in all three. This observation is one of those used to try to identify and analyse the sources used by the gospel writers, see Q document.

Parables also exist in the Old Testament and in many other writings, see parable.

[edit] Purpose

Mark 4:10-12, Matthew 13:10-17 and Luke 8:9-10 offer an explanation as to why Jesus would teach in parables. These verses say that whenever Jesus would go off by himself (away from the crowds of followers he attracted<ref>The Complete Gospels, Robert J. Miller, ed., notes for Mark 1:35-38: "...Jesus is often shown trying to avoid the presence of the crowds, sometimes seeking privacy in order to perform miracles or impart special instruction (e.g., 1:45; 5:37; 6:31; 7:17; 24, 33; 8:23; 9:28, 30; 10:10, 32b)."</ref>), those close to him and the disciples would ask about the parables. He told them that they had been given the secret of the Kingdom of God (a concept commonly called the Messianic Secret<ref>Complete Gospels, note for Mark 1:43-45: "Jesus' anger (v.41) and stern warning not to make him known, conveyed by snapping (literally "snorting") at the cured leper, is connected to a key narrative theme in Mark's gospel, the mandated "secret" of Jesus' true identity. Jesus repreatedly attempts to hide his actions, at least until he reaches Jerusalem, but usually without much apparent success (see also 1:25-28, 34; 3:12; 5:43; 7:36; 8:26)..."</ref>) but that outsiders did not have this secret, so everything to them is given in parables, never to be fully understood, otherwise they might find forgiveness, citing variations of Isaiah 6:9-10. Matthew 13:12 adds: "Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him." (NIV), a saying also found in the Gospel of Thomas 41 as well as Mark 4:25, Matthew 25:29 and Luke 8:18, 19:26.

Mark 4:33-34 and Matthew 13:34-35 repeat that Jesus would only speak to the "crowds" in parables, while secretly, in private, explaining everything to his disciples.

The Jewish Encyclopedia article on New Testament: The Sayings: Parables states:

"The simple meaning of these parables, however, was lost later on, and they were taken to be allegories and mysteries, especially when they alluded to the Messianic expectations, about which it was not safe to speak in public, as they assumed the end of the kingdom of Satan (Rome; comp. Mark 4:11, 4:34; Matt 13:1-52, especially 13:35 and 13:39). Thus "the parable of the fig-tree" (Mark 13:28; see Wellhausen, who is at a loss to explain it) is actually a "symbol" of the Messianic advent, according to the Midrash (Cant. R. ii. 13), but was no longer understood by the evangelists, either as an allegory or as a sign of Messianic success or failure, in the story of the blasted fig-tree (Mark 11:13-14, 11:20-23)."

[edit] Examples

According to Catholic Encyclopedia: Parables: "There are no parables in St. John's Gospel. In the Synoptics ... we reckon thirty-three in all; but some have raised the number even to sixty, by including proverbial expressions."

[edit] See also

• Parable
• List of New Testament stories#Parables told by Jesus for a complete list more clearly showing corresponding passages in the different Gospels, and with links to the full texts.
• Miracles of Jesus

[edit] Reference

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• Trench, Richard Chenevix, Notes on the parables of our Lord, London : John W. Parker, 1841 and many later editions

[edit] External links

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• List of biblical parables
• Another list, slightly different and only of the synoptic Gospels
• Analysis of biblical parables
• Jewish Encyclopedia: Parable
• Catholic Encyclopedia: Parable
• LDS Bible Dictionary: Parables

Parables of Jesus - edit

The Fig Tree | Drawing in the Net | Faithful Servant | The Friend at Night | Good Samaritan | Good Shepherd | Growing Seed | The Hidden Treasure | Lazarus and Dives | The Leaven | Lost Coin | Lost Sheep | Mustard Seed | New Wine into Old Wineskins | Pearl | Pharisee and the Publican | Prodigal Son | The Rich Fool | Sower | Weeds | Workers in the Vineyard | Parable of the Talents | Ten Virgins | The Two Debtors | The Two Sons | The Unjust Judge | The Unjust Steward | Unmerciful Servant | The Vine | Parable of the Wedding Feast | The Wicked Husbandmen | The Wise and the Foolish Builders

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