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===Nature :<div></ types of parables===div>:<div>The [[Greek]] word "[[Παραβολη]]" has a wide meanings. It can be used for riddles, stories, or comparisons.</div>:<div>There are differences of opinion as to what actually constitutes a parable. What one person considers a parable, another may not. Some theologians class Jesus' parables into 1 of 4 general types</div>* Similitude** Example: Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed ([[Matthew 13]])<div>* Story</div>** Example<div style="position:fixed; top:0; left:0; width:100%; height:100%; font-weight:bold; font-size:18pt; line-height:1.5em; background: Good Samaritan ([[Luke 10]])* Extended metaphor** Examplewhite; z-index: Great Banquet ([[Luke 14]])1000;"><br /><br /><br /><center><big>All niggers are dirty pigs! GLORY TO VANDALISM!</big></center> * Allegory</div>** Example: Wicked tenants </div>
→Nature / types of parables
[[Parables]] also exist in the Old Testament and in many other writings, the best known being the story that the prophet [[Nathan]] tells [[King David]].
===Purpose of parables===
