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Noun(1) a short moral story (often with animal characters(2) (New Testament(3) a short moral story (often with animal characters)(4) (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message(5) moral story

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(1) In the parable of the sheep and the goats, Jesus indicates that some will be condemned.(2) the parable of the Good Samaritan(3) In the parable of the unmerciful servant the story is told of a man who owed his master millions.(4) The parable Jesus told about the prodigal son shows us what love means.(5) The lord in the gospel parable of the wedding feast told his servants to fill his table by compelling people to come in.(6) Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart.(7) At the table he tells a parable in which he offers a lesson for the guests and a lesson for the hosts.(8) The Good Samaritan was a great parable and really gave me a newer aspect.(9) A request thrown at Jesus from the crowd sets the context of the parable of the rich fool.(10) He identifies the parable of the Prodigal Son as a story which has profoundly shaped Christianity.(11) He would often tell a little parable to illustrate in simple language the thoughts that came into his head.(12) the parable of the blind men and the elephant(13) a modern-day parable(14) Jesus told the crowds all these things in parables ; without a parable he told them nothing.(15) The parable he quotes, as with many of the parables from the Gospels, is symbolic in nature.(16) The parables of Jesus metaphorically break open myths and allow us to reimagine a new world.
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1. allegory
3. fable
4. exemplum


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