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51Parable of the Lost Coin — ContextThis is the second of three parables about loss and redemption that Jesus tells after the Pharisees and religious leaders accuse him of welcoming and eating with sinners. The other two are the Parable of the Lost Sheep and the Parable of… …
52Parable of the arrow — The parable of the arrow (or Parable of the poisoned arrow ) is a Buddhist parable that illustrates the skeptic and pragmatic themes of the Cula Malunkyovada Sutta (The Shorter Instructions to Malunkya) which is part of the middle length… …
53Parable of the Two Sons — The Parable of the Two Sons was given by Jesus in the New Testament Gospel of Matthew. From bibleref|Matthew|21:28–32 (NIV)In this parable, Jesus speaks to those who believed they were without sin. The nonbelievers, the tax collectors and… …
54Parable of the Wedding Feast — The Parable of the Wedding Feast (or the Marriage of the King s Son, or the Great Supper) was a parable given by Jesus in the New Testament (Matthew, Luke). From ] 64. Jesus said, A person was receiving guests. When he had prepared the dinner, he …
55Parable of the Wise and the Foolish Builders — The Parable of the Wise and the Foolish Builders was given by Jesus in the New Testament. The central theme of Christ as a firm and sure foundation (the rock) is echoed in the writings of the apostles and even to this day by artists and… …
56Parable of the Friend at Night — The Parable of the Friend at Night (The Son s Request) was given by Jesus in the New Testament (Luke). From niv|Luke|11:5 13|Luke 11:5 13 (NIV):quotation|Then he said to them, Suppose one of you has a friend, and he goes to him at midnight and… …
57Parable of the Invisible Gardener — The Parable of the Invisible Gardener is a tale told by John Wisdom. It is often used to illustrate the perceived differences between assertions based on faith and assertions based on scientific evidence, and the problems associated with… …
58parable — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Late Latin parabola, from Greek parabolē comparison, from paraballein to compare, from para + ballein to throw more at devil Date: 14th century example; specifically a usually short… …
59parable — Synonyms and related words: Marchen, Western, Western story, Westerner, adventure story, allegory, apologue, bedtime story, comparison, detective story, fable, fabliau, fairy tale, fantasy, fiction, folk story, folktale, gest, ghost story, horse… …
60PARABLE — a short allegorical narrative intended to illustrate and convey some spiritual instruction …
