The first circle of hearers, those who heard the parables from Jesus himself, must have asked, "What does the man mean?" They must have wondered, that is, what his point might be in telling this ...

Frequently they are controversial, occasionally confronting. Parables were a trademark method of teaching used by Jesus, drawn from the practice of ancient Israel. In fact he hardly ever taught ...

Up to seven times?” Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy seven times.” He told the parable to explain. When the king heard about this, he called for the first servant.

(NIV) In the parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus told the story of a Jewish man walking from Jerusalem to Jericho. On the journey he was attacked by robbers and left for dead. Two Jewish ...

A small group of people help Jesus Christ tell different parables by using a wide variety of games, storytelling techniques, ...

The Parable of the Good Samaritan is one of the most famous parables of Jesus. But people have been misinterpreting it for centuries. Trump, Obama chatting and laughing at Carter funeral lights up ...

I’ve had the opportunity to revisit some of the short stories (parables) out of the Christian tradition that Jesus shares with his followers and really anyone who ...

If you take three parables that are used in the common ... countryside.... What do recent archaeological findings at Sepphoris tell us about Jesus' occupation, his social class, how he made ...