Parables of Jesus

1. What is the definition of a parable?

2. The word parable comes from the Greek word parabola, which means what?

3. In the Gospels, parables are used to compare what to what?

4. When Jesus used parables, they had what kind of twist?

5.The telling of a parable is an art because it does what?

6.Why did Jesus only explain His parables to His disciples?

7. What does the prophecy of Isaiah say about the people who do not understand the parables of Jesus?

8.What does it mean to have "ears to hear" in the context of the parables of Jesus?

9. What is the difference between those who have been given "ears to hear" and those who have not?

10. Those who have been given "ears to hear" will be blessed by God, while those who have not will be punished.