Search results for "Parable" - New World Encyclopedia
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- The Church Fathers or Fathers of the Church are the early and influential theologians and writers in the Christian Church, particularly those ...21 KB (3,112 words) - 21:58, 10 December 2023
- A fable is a succinct story, in prose or verse, that employs the literary device, anthropomorphism - that is giving animals, plants, inanimate ...17 KB (2,635 words) - 00:26, 25 March 2024
- In a Christian New Testament parable, Jesus compared the Kingdom of Heaven to a pearl of great price. Additionally, the twelve gates of heaven ...20 KB (3,138 words) - 19:56, 22 April 2023
- in the millions who have been influenced by his parable about the a boy and a fox, and in reminding his readers of the profound truth that it is only ...18 KB (2,919 words) - 06:45, 31 July 2023
- her to be converted, not by force, but by "parable and sermon." The Franks then return to Aix-la-Chapelle, where Roland's fiancée (and ...19 KB (2,962 words) - 17:33, 30 April 2023
- article titled "The Wizard of Oz: Parable on Populism," educator ... Littlefield | title = The Wizard of Oz: Parable on Populism | year = 1964 ...56 KB (8,538 words) - 21:33, 6 June 2023
- creation by a prophet to convey a divine message or parable. On the other hand, the Talmud (in Tractate Baba Batra 15a-16b) goes to great lengths trying ...21 KB (3,491 words) - 00:11, 19 November 2023
- Contained within Economic Sophisms is the famous satirical parable known as the "Candlemakers' petition" which presents itself ...23 KB (3,509 words) - 10:54, 19 December 2023
- fallen humanity. Augustine’s commentary on the parable of the laborers in the vineyard (Matthew 20: 1-10) indicates that an individual is rewarded ...24 KB (3,917 words) - 07:13, 23 November 2022
- explanation as that Atlantis was a parable of Plato's, or was based on a known civilization, such as the Minoans. The fact that Plato often ...22 KB (3,236 words) - 06:23, 21 August 2023
- as "porcupines." Schopenhauer's parable describes a number of hedgehogs who need to huddle together for warmth and who struggle to ...24 KB (3,799 words) - 15:21, 29 January 2024
- Hazel Motes (whose name recalls the parable of [Jesus of Nazareth|[Jesus]] that warns the listener not to criticize the mote in another's ...24 KB (3,778 words) - 17:36, 28 March 2024
- prophet Nathan to denounce David by means of a parable. David is completely taken in, declaring at the end of it, "The man who did this deserves ...25 KB (4,033 words) - 22:26, 25 January 2024
- research the witch trials of 1692. The Crucible, a parable play in which Miller likened the situation with the House Un-American Activities Committee ...28 KB (4,477 words) - 11:12, 16 August 2023
- Sai Baba of Shirdi (d. October 15, 1918), also known as Shirdi Sai Baba, was an Indian guru, yogi and Sufi who is regarded simultaneously by ...29 KB (4,491 words) - 20:40, 17 April 2023
- Hasidic Judaism (also Chasidic, among others, from the Hebrew: חסידות Chassidus, meaning "piety") is a Haredi Jewish religious ...28 KB (4,280 words) - 08:41, 20 January 2024
- The parable of the unmerciful servant concludes with a retributive judgment that requires an amount of suffering equivalent to the crimes committed: ...29 KB (4,671 words) - 22:22, 25 October 2022
- mysticism. Sufis make extensive use of parable, allegory, and metaphor to express divine longing and mystical experience. The following allegory ...29 KB (4,602 words) - 13:45, 28 April 2023
- face up to the consequences of such a world. This parable represents the last in a line of Dostoevsky's indictments of the attempt to create a secular ...29 KB (4,183 words) - 07:25, 15 April 2024
- quot; (2 Corinthians 3:6). The Buddha in his Parable of the Raft spoke about the scriptures as a raft—useful on the path to Enlightenment but ultimately ...38 KB (5,920 words) - 17:30, 25 January 2023