Category:Parables of Jesus (subject)

Parables of Jesus refers to a series of narratives in the teaching of Jesus of Nazareth, as narrated in the gospels and early Christian tradition.

Overview

Parables were common and quite popular in ancient teaching. They were short, effective, and easy to remember.

The Synoptics and Thomas preserve Jesus' parables in their more original form. The parables generally focus on the announcement of the coming of the Kingdom of God. In the Gospel of John they become more a vehicle of self-revelation.

The Parables of Jesus in ancient sources

The Mark Tradition

• New Wine (Mark 2:22-22; Matthew 9:17-17; Luke 5:37-39)

• Strong Man (Mark 3:27-27; Matthew 12:29-29; Luke 11:21-22)

• Sower (Mark 4:3-9; Matthew 13:3-9; Luke 8:5-8; Thomas 9; 1 Clement 24:5)

• Lamp under a Bushel (Mark 4:21-25; Matthew 5:14-15; Luke 8:16-18, and 11:33-36; cf. Thomas 33)

• Growing Seed (Mark 4:26-29; cf. Thomas 21)

• Mustard Seed (Mark 4:30-32; Matthew 13:31-32; Luke 13:18-19; Thomas 20)

• Wicked Husbandmen (Mark 12:1-9; Matthew 21:33-41; Luke 20:9-16; Thomas 65-66)

• Budding Fig Tree (Mark 13:28-31; Matthew 24:32-35; Luke 21:29-33)

• Faithful Servant (Mark 13:34-37; Matthew 24:42-51; Luke 12:35-48; Thomas 103; Didache 16:1)

The Matthew-Luke Tradition

• Wise and the Foolish Builders (Matthew 7:24-27; Luke 6:46-49)
• Leaven (Matthew 13:33-33; Luke 13:20-21; Thomas 96)
• Lost Sheep (Matthew 18:10-14; Luke 15:4-6; Thomas 107; Gospel of Truth 31-32; cf. John 10:1-18)
• Great Banquet (Matthew 22:1-14; Luke 14:16-24)
• Talents (Matthew 25:14-30; Luke 19:12-27; Gospel of the Nazoraeans 18)

The Matthew Tradition

• Tares (Matthew 13:24-30; Thomas 57)

Three Parables of the kingdom

• Pearl (Matthew 13:44-46; Thomas 76)
• Drawing in the Net (Matthew 13:47-50; Thomas 8:1)
• Hidden Treasure (Matthew 13:51-52; Thomas 109)

• Unforgiving Servant (Matthew 18:23-35)

• Workers in the Vineyard (Matthew 20:1-16)

• Two Sons (Matthew 21:28-32)

• Ten Virgins (Matthew 25:1-13)

The Luke Tradition

• Two Debtors (Luke 7:41-43)
• Good Samaritan (Luke 10:30-37)
• Friend at Night (Luke 11:5-8)
• Rich Fool (Luke 12:16-21; Thomas 63)
• Barren Fig Tree (Luke 13:6-9)
• Counting the Cost (Luke 14:28-33)
• Lost Coin (Luke 15:8-9)
• Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32)
• Unjust Steward (Luke 16:1-12)
• Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31)
• Master and Servant (Luke 17:7-10)
• Unjust Judge (Luke 18:1-9)
• Pharisee and the Publican (Luke 18:10-14)

The Thomas Tradition

• Empty Jar (Thomas 97)
• Assassin (Thomas 98)

The Parables of Jesus in Scholarship

The Parables of Jesus in Fiction

External links

• Wikipedia