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[[Image:Samaritan.jpg|thumb|A picture showing a scene in the parable of the Good Samaritan, one of Jesus' most famous stories.]]
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[[Image:StephenBeingStoned.jpg|thumb|An artists impression of Stephen being murdered - paradoxically this was a key event in leading to the dispersal of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire.]]
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<h3>'''[[Parables of Jesus]]'''</h3>
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<h3>'''[[Stephen (Acts)|Stephen]]'''</h3>
  
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'''[[Jesus]]''' often taught using illustrations and stories - [[parable]]s. His parables often tell of the kingdom of [[God]] and the nature of God. Sometimes the meaning is clear, at other times it can seem hidden. Each of the four Gospels contains parables of Jesus unique to that Gospel, with two of the best known, [[the Prodigal Son]] and [[the Good Samaritan]]. both being among those that occur only in the [[Gospel of Luke]]. [[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]].
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Stephen was a Christian whose story is told in the [[Book of Acts]]. He was stoned to death because of accusations of blasphemy, described in [[Acts 7]]. The [[apostle Paul]] (Saul) was present at Stephen's death, giving approval to it. Following his death, which probably occurred some time around [[33 AD]], the Jews of the early church became dispersed throughout Judea, Samaria and their Diaspora homelands, taking the gospel with them.
  
 
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An artists impression of Stephen being murdered - paradoxically this was a key event in leading to the dispersal of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire.

Stephen

Stephen was a Christian whose story is told in the Book of Acts. He was stoned to death because of accusations of blasphemy, described in Acts 7. The apostle Paul (Saul) was present at Stephen's death, giving approval to it. Following his death, which probably occurred some time around 33 AD, the Jews of the early church became dispersed throughout Judea, Samaria and their Diaspora homelands, taking the gospel with them.

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