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[[File:A tree.jpg|thumbnail|500px|right|The mustard seed parable is a parable of [[Jesus Christ]] (Matthew 13: 31-32) ]]

A '''parable''' (from the Greek parabolē) is a short story that illustrates a truth about God and human nature.  It is a comparison, often to contrast a mistaken view and a deeper truth.  Its Greek roots are "para", as in "parallel", and "bole", as in throwing something.

A '''parable''' (from the Greek parabolē) is a short story that illustrates a truth about God and human nature.  It is a comparison, often to contrast a mistaken view and a deeper truth.  Its Greek roots are "para", as in "parallel", and "bole", as in throwing something.

== Origin ==

== Origin ==

The use of parables did not originate with [[Jesus]], and the [[Gospel of John]] does not use them at all (but it does use allegories.  The genre of parables already existed in the Greco-Roman-Hebrew world at the time of [[Jesus]], and the [[Gospels|Gospel]] authors [[Matthew]], [[Mark]], and [[Luke]] were comfortable with that style.

The use of parables did not originate with [[Jesus]], and the [[Gospel of John]] does not use them at all (but it does use [[Allegory|allegories]].  The genre of parables already existed in the Greco-Roman-Hebrew world at the time of [[Jesus]], and the [[Gospels|Gospel]] authors [[Matthew]], [[Mark]], and [[Luke]] were comfortable with that style.

== Parables of Jesus ==

== Parables of Jesus ==

*[https://www.biblestudytools.com/topical-verses/parables-of-jesus/ The Parables of Jesus], Biblestudytools.com

*[https://www.biblestudytools.com/topical-verses/parables-of-jesus/ The Parables of Jesus], Biblestudytools.com

== See also ==

== See also ==