The parables are generally regarded by scholars ... the hearers would have been able to grasp the meaning of the story Jesus told. An observation made by a New Testament scholar writing at the ...

Jesus told him, "I tell you the truth ... a religious person remains like the five foolish virgins who had no oil when the bridegroom returned. The Parable of the Ten Virgins applies equally to Jews ...

(NIV) In the parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus told the story of a Jewish man walking from Jerusalem to Jericho. On the journey he was attacked by robbers and left for dead. Two Jewish ...

The parables are generally regarded by scholars ... the hearers would have been able to grasp the meaning of the story Jesus told. An observation made by a New Testament scholar writing at the ...