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As a translation of the Hebrew word מָשָׁל , mashal, the word parable can also refer to a riddle. At all times in their history the Jews were familiar with teaching by means of parables and a number of parables also exist in the Old Testament.
A parable is a succinct, didactic story, in prose or verse, that illustrates one or more instructive lessons or principles.It differs from a fable in that fables employ animals, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature as characters, whereas parables have human characters. [1]
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Depiction of the Good Shepherd by Jean-Baptiste de Champaigne showing the influence of this parable. The Parable of the Lost Sheep is followed by those of the Lost Coin and the Prodigal Son in Luke's Gospel and shares with them the themes of losing, searching, finding, and rejoicing. [1] The lost sheep or coin represents a lost human being.
Sean Manaea is set to return to the New York Mets on a $75 million, three-year contract, a person familiar with the agreement told The Associated Press. Manaea blossomed into New York's top ...
In the Parable of the Ten Virgins, Jesus tells a story about a party of virgins, perhaps bridesmaids [2] or torchbearers for a procession, [3] chosen to participate in a wedding.
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