For starters its actually parabolee in Greek from the verb paraballoo
To set something side by side so as to compare one with another
So a parabolee is a placing besides a comparision yet it also came to mean a teaching story one that tries to show us what something or one is like by comparing it to something else.
There are dozens of them throughout the Old n New Testament.
One particularly striking one if you garden or farm is that of the mustard seed.
Theyre used in relishes and sauces or added to dishes.
This story recorded in Matthew and Mark also appears in Luke
"To What is the realm of God similar and to what will I compare it?
(Homoioosoo is translated as liken so if you prefer you could say what is it like ? )
It is like a seed of mustard which a man took into his garden and it increased and became a tree and the birds of the sky settled down in its branches. "
It is something that grows from a small thing into something that can shelter other small things.
But perhaps I should say beings not things for the process is organic with life growing and creating new habitats for many other lives fron one life.
Parables are both beautiful and useful.
To read the Mustard Seed Story in Greek or English go to
Matthew 13:31_33
Mark 4:30_32
Luke 13:18_21
Next time the start of that series on Mycenaean Citadels
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