Jesus' Parables and the War of Myths

Excerpts from 40 Parables of Jesus - NIV Bible

Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and ...

Stories of Jesus — not for children - Church Times

The Jewish scholar AJ Levine suggests to preachers that the parables are best understood through an Old Testament lens.

Greek Mythology and the Gospel of Jesus Christ: What Can We ...

A statue of Athena, goddess of war and wisdom, was added in 1990. ... Regardless of the details underlying the various mythological stories and their similarities ...

Suing for Peace at Any Cost? Reading the Parable of the Two Kings ...

The paper re-examines the parable of the king pondering about engaging in war with a more powerful enemy (Luke 14.31–2), focusing on questions commonly asked ...

Parables and Palantiri: J.R.R. Tolkien and N.T. Wright on How to ...

Jesus' Parables · Sacramental stories are narratives in which we discover God's space (heaven, the deepest reality) manifesting itself in the ...

Easter Stories: the Parables of Jesus and the Parable of God

Easter Stories: the Parables of Jesus and the Parable of God · Homebrewed Christianity w/ Dr. · Paul the Pharisee- An Interview with John Dominic ...

“Parables of Jesus in Luke — Building a tower, counting the cost”

Our gospel reading has two stories with intent (building a tower, two kings going to war), but we're going to concentrate on the first one.

Jesus in comparative mythology - Wikipedia

The study of Jesus in comparative mythology is the examination of the narratives of the life of Jesus in the Christian gospels, traditions and theology, ...

What are the Parables of Jesus? - FOREFRONT CHURCH

“In the Gospels Jesus is always talking to the crowds in parables, which he later explains to his disciples. The dynamic is odd in a couple of ...

Irony and Jesus: Parables, Miracles & Stories - Everand

Or is it possible that both Jesus and the gospel writers were using literary devices to weave a variety of meanings into the fabric of Jesus' life and the ...

Why did Jesus speak in parables? - Ligonier Ministries

He says, “I'm giving these explanations to you because you're my disciples. But one of the reasons I tell these parables is because when I tell the parables it ...

Myth and Parables - THE ORIGIN OF RELIGION

Some of these “stories” were also rewritten to suit a later time. The New Testament of the Bible has stories which echo older Egyptian myths such as the story ...

Did Paul Oppose Fiction? - Desiring God

That's why we can't toss it out. God inspired it. God used it. For example, Jesus told parables. The point of these little, short fictional ...

The Parables of Jesus: What They Teach Us About Life

Parables are short stories that teach a moral lesson. Unlike metaphors or similes, parables use the whole story to teach a profound or fundamental truth.

Parables: The Mysteries of God's Kingdom Revealed Through the ...

Jesus was a master storyteller, and the parables he often told were no exception. Beneath these unassuming stories were deeply profound spiritual lessons that ...

The Truth About Jesus is he a Myth? by M. M. Mangasarian

There was war before Christianity; has Jesus abolished war? There was ... parables, and precepts attributed to Jesus. The fact that they are much older ...

My God, not another parable! - Baptist News Global

Second, Crossan says Jesus taught through parables because of the Romans, a lesson he learned from the decapitation of John the Baptizer. If you ...

Parables and Parabolic Images in the Gospels - Catholic Resources

Although we usually think of biblical parables as the brief "stories" told by Jesus, the Greek word παραβολή (parabolē) -- and the related ...

Were Jesus' Parables Entirely Original, or were they Popular Jewish ...

I recall finding some commonalities with parable stories in the Dead Sea Scrolls, Mishnah, (older?) passages of the Talmudim, and certain ...

Why Did Jesus Teach in Parables? - David Jeremiah Blog

In His stories Jesus describes the poor breaking bread, patching garments, and sweeping the floor. There is a king marching to war, a rich man with his ...