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→This parable actually happened: When He started the Prodigal Son with words to the effect, "A man had two sons ...," we don't know whether the story is factual or not. Perhaps it was factual
I'm not keen on the sentence 'This parable actually happened', which a few of the parables end with. It has impact the first time, but loses its effect with repetition. Also, surely the point of a parable is that it is equally instructive whether it really happened or not. [[Jesus]] did not say that any of His parables had actually happened, but they are no less telling for it.--[[User:CPalmer|CPalmer]] 14:53, 3 June 2009 (EDT)
I'm not keen on the sentence 'This parable actually happened', which a few of the parables end with. It has impact the first time, but loses its effect with repetition. Also, surely the point of a parable is that it is equally instructive whether it really happened or not. [[Jesus]] did not say that any of His parables had actually happened, but they are no less telling for it.--[[User:CPalmer|CPalmer]] 14:53, 3 June 2009 (EDT)
: You raise an interesting point, and I'm sorry it took me over a year to respond to it! I'm not sure how Jesus described many of his parables. When He started the [[Prodigal Son]] with words to the effect, "A man had two sons ...," we don't know whether the story is factual or not. Perhaps it was factual.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 18:28, 22 June 2010 (EDT)
== Conservatives and 911 Parable ==
== Conservatives and 911 Parable ==