Why did Jesus speak to people in parables? Scholars are agreed beyond doubt that Jesus taught in parables. The parable is a type of speech act in which the speaker attempts to draw comparisons between ...

The Bible tells us in Matthew 13:34, "All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them." When Jesus wanted to get a spiritual truth across to ...

Jesus often spoke in parables. The parable of the sower is the only one recorded in Matthew, Mark and Luke. Jesus’ interpretation and explanation as to why he spoke in parables is also in all three.

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Jesus often used stories to teach. In fact, he used them so much so that the disciples directly asked him, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?” (Matt. 13:10). CT has featured a wide variety ...

The importance of the parables can hardly be overestimated. They comprise a substantial part of the recorded preaching of Jesus. The parables are generally regarded by scholars as among the sayings ...

MESQUITE, NEVADA, UNITED STATES, June 7, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Answered Faith, a Christian organization dedicated to spreading the teachings of Jesus, has ...

Charleston, SC, May 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Christian author, theologian and accomplished sculptor Charles McCollough has tapped into his passion for blending art and faith once again in a new ...

The renowned Jewish scholar Dr. Amy-Jill Levine tells us the truth about the parables associated with Jesus in her “Short Stories by Jesus.” It is an excellent, eye-opening, and thought-provoking easy ...

As Urban demonstrates, Milton went far beyond the standard practices of Reformed Puritan scriptural interpretation, incorporating the larger ideals he found in the parables while relating those also ...