The Parables: Looking into the who, what, why, and how.

Storytelling is an aged-old method to convey a short or long message. A fable, typically with animals as characters, is a short story imparting morality. A myth, most likely a traditional story, may answer life's overarching questions. Folklore/folktale, a collection of fictional tales, is generally about people or animals. A legend, purporting to be historical in nature, is a story but without substantiation. And lastly, a fairy tale mostly involving fairies, giants, dragons, elves, goblins, dwarves, and other fanciful and fantastic forces, is for children and the child-like imagination.

In what category would you place the parables of the Bible, particularly those of Jesus Christ in New Testaments? Are they myth, folklore, legend, or fairy tale? The answer is "No". The parables of the Bible are allegorical truth not fiction and mysteries. The hidden spiritual meaning transcends the literal sense of the sacred biblical text.

Join us Tuesday, November 7, 2017, at 3:30 PM, PST, as we discuss how Jesus taught truth through illustrations from nature, familiar customs, incidents of everyday life, and recent events. Jesus' parables are still being heard today and those of us who have an ear to hear, let us hear and receive the Word of God.  Amen!

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