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Parable
Parable Par"a*ble, a. [L. parabilis, fr. parare to provide.]
Procurable. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
ParableParable Par"a*ble, n. [F. parabole, L. parabola, fr. Gr. ? a
placing beside or together, a comparing, comparison, a
parable, fr. ? to throw beside, compare; ? beside + ? to
throw; cf. Skr. gal to drop. Cf. Emblem, Gland,
Palaver, Parabola, Parley, Parabole, Symbol.]
A comparison; a similitude; specifically, a short fictitious
narrative of something which might really occur in life or
nature, by means of which a moral is drawn; as, the parables
of Christ. --Chaucer.
Declare unto us the parable of the tares. --Matt. xiii.
36.
Syn: See Allegory, and Note under Apologue. Parable
Parable Par"a*ble, v. t.
To represent by parable. [R.]
Which by the ancient sages was thus parabled. --Milton.
Meaning of Parables from wikipedia
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fictional narrative. The
Bible contains numerous parables in the
Gospels of the New
Testament (Jesus'
parables).
These are
believed by some
scholars (such...
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Christians place great emphasis on
these parables,
which they
generally regard as the
words of Jesus. Jesus's
parables are
seemingly simple and
memorable stories...
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Aldridge 2010
Parable,
composition by Mark
Bowden Parables, by
Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987)
Parables,
album by
Tarrus Riley 2006 The
Parable (album), a...
- sinners. The
Prodigal Son is the
third and
final parable of a
cycle on redemption,
following the
parables of the Lost
Sheep and the Lost Coin. In the Revised...
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Enoch are
referred to as the 'Book of
Parables'. The
scholarly debate centers on
these chapters. The Book of
Parables appears to be
based on the Book of...
- mount, and the
parables of our Lord. With
notes and essays. Snodgr****,
Klyne (2008).
Stories with Intent: A
Comprehensive Guide to the
Parables of Jesus. Wm...
- The
Stanley Parable is a 2013 story-based
video game
designed and
written by
developers Davey Wreden and
William Pugh. The game
carries themes such as...
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Although the
basic theme of each of
these parables is
essentially the same, the
differences between the
parables in the
Gospel of
Matthew and in the Gospel...
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Parable of the Ten Virgins, also
known as the
Parable of the Wise and
Foolish Virgins or the
Parable of the ten bridesmaids, is one of the
parables of...
- sermons, in
addition to
parables that
appear throughout the
narrative of the
Synoptic Gospels (the
gospel of John
includes no
parables). The
works include...
