What are Parables?

28/11/2025 10 min
What are Parables?

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Jesus used parables throughout his ministry to communicate and connect with different groups of people and to challenge conventional wisdom and encourage his audience to consider a deeper meaning. His parables, however, often left listeners confused or puzzled. E164. History in the Bible podcast at https://amzn.to/3ZuHAwO Garry Stevens books available at https://amzn.to/3ZAM19f   Catholic Answers Live podcast available at https://amzn.to/47IB5Yk ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet  SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you).  Mark Vinet's TIMELINE video channel: https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet  Mark's HISTORY OF NORTH AMERICA podcast: www.parthenonpodcast.com/history-of-north-america        Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/HistoricalJesu   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels   Mark's books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM Audio credits: History in the Bible podcast with Garry Stevens (2.31 The Many Names of Jesus, 02dec2018); Catholic Answers Encyclopedia: Parables by William Barry. Audio excerpts reproduced under a Creative Commons license and the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, education, scholarship, research and news reporting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.