PARABLES

About parables on the whole

 Irene Szymanski

How to understand parables

Parables are in the Old and in the New Testament. In the Old Testament they are often told by the Prophets. In the New Testament Jesus was the one who told people parables in his time. Jesus' parables seem to deal with the social, working and family environment people lived in, but with parables Jesus wanted to open people's eyes, ears and hearts to understand God's love and the Kingdom of God.

Today we can learn a lot from parables Jesus told people then. We learn about people's behaviour towards other people f.e. in their families, communities etc.,  about interpersonal relationships, about the working and living conditions in those days, about their faith and values and much more, we can reflect on our present and own  lives and social surroundings or environment.

While dealing with the parables and stories from the Bible we see that they are broad and eternal thinking.