Jesus's Parables: Parables Of Jesus From The Book Of Matthew:

The parables of Jesus are found in the Synoptic Gospels and some of the non-canonical gospels. They form approximately one-third of his recorded teachings. Christians place great emphasis on these parables, which they generally regard as the words of Jesus. A parable is a word-picture which uses an earthly image or story to try to illustrate a spiritual truth or lesson. It creates a mini-drama in verbal picture language that describes the reality being illustrated. It helps define the unkno...