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Parable

a short story used to teach a moral, religious or spiritual point.

Category
Religious teaching
Region
Mediterranean
Date range
Ancient world

What it means

A parable is a short story used to teach a moral, religious or spiritual point. The Gospels remember Jesus using parables about seeds, debtors, banquets and lost things to make the kingdom of God vivid in everyday language.

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