The Pharisees saw Jesus as an enemy because his words went against their strict interpretations of the law, interpretations ...

The importance of the parables can hardly be overestimated. They comprise a substantial part of the recorded preaching of Jesus. The parables are generally regarded by scholars as among the ...

Jesus tells the parable of the lost sheep to show that the Kingdom of God is accessible to all, even those who were sinners or strayed from God’s path. He uses the example of a shepherd (God ...

Some of the most impactful short stories come to us in the form of parables. Pithy, challenging, durable, and relentless, ...

The Kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and ...

Peter had a question for Jesus about forgiveness, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?” Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times ...

A period of forty years separates the death of Jesus from the writing of the first gospel. History offers us little direct evidence about the events of this period, but it does suggest that the ...