Talk:Parable

message: " Recently there has been some interest in the field of contemporary parable, exploring how modern stories can be used as parables in our current culture." I haven't removed this statement, but there is no information contained in it. It is merely an expansion of the self-defining logism "modern parable." So I've added a link to the Parable of the broken window
But why im i so tired what about this? many fairy tales can be viewed as extended parables. Doesn't it seem generally agreed that what makes a parable not a fairy tale is no talking wolves, magic transformations, witches, spells, fairy godmothers yada yada yada. I wonder if I clipped out this statement, would anybody even notice eh? Wetman 23:30, 28 Jun 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: According to the Princeton University site, "parable" can be a synonym of "fable." Type in "parable" here and you'll see what I mean.  Binky The WonderSkull 18:00, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: [Untitled]

message: This page needs to list Old Testament and other religion's parables, not just NT ones. Either that, or they should be moved to List of New Testament parables. --K. 23:52, 23 July 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: The problem here is that, in modern English, the prototypical parables are the parables of Jesus, and as a result they don't tend to be as common in other religions, although they are not unknown. So balancing the article is probably not possible. Perhaps in recognition of this, User:Arcadian has moved the table to List of New Testament stories, which IMO is a good place for it (although his edit summary moved fables... is a bit of a worry). (;-> Andrewa 06:47, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Parables from other sources

message: The following dumped into the article needs to be edited into it in some way:
A 'parable' is a story that is designed in such a way as to be understood by some people and to not be understood by others. It creates two groups - those who know and understand and those who do not know and do not understand. This is what the bible passage from Matthew chapter 13 verses 10 to 16 says.
10The disciples came to him (Jesus) and asked, "Why do you speak to the people in parables?" 11 He replied, "The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. 12Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. 13This is why I speak to them in parables
   "Though seeing, they do not see;
      though hearing, they do not hear or understand. 
14In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah:
   " 'You will be ever hearing but never understanding;
      you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
 15For this people's heart has become calloused;
      they hardly hear with their ears,
      and they have closed their eyes.
   Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
      hear with their ears,
      understand with their hearts
   and turn, and I would heal them.'[a] 
16But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.
:I added this biblical reference to the article. Binky The WonderSkull 18:24, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Raw text

message: Just added the  template. There's the mention of Fowler at the bottom but the bulk of the article's missing sourcing. --Allen Riddell 23:30, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  adding missing sources template 

message: It's getting tedious, reverting vandalizations.  Wouldn't it be helpful to restrict editing of the "Parable" article to registered users?  logologist|Talk 19:41, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Vandalism

message: I edited the definition of parable at the top to be more in line with Princeton University's definition  and the Encarta . Note that they have nothing saying that a parable can't be about anthropomorphic animals. Binky The WonderSkull 18:00, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Definition

message: I wonder whether the "Parable" article isn't getting top-heavy with material about Biblical and Christian parables, and whether these might not be better treated in the articles on the "Parables of Jesus" and "Parables told by Jesus" or in other appropriate articles dealing with the Bible?  Nihil novi 02:52, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Biblical parables

message: Maximilianklein (talk) 23:42, 5 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: WorldCat Genres

message: I had a parable I wanted to record.
Is there a place that just collects them?
Biofuel (talk) 21:07, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recording Parables? 

message: The distinction between fable and parable forced in the lead is inaccurate and revisionist. It ignores the attempts at descriptive categorisation in Classical times, centred on Aesop/s Fables. Several of Aesop's fables include interaction between humans and animals, as well as humans and gods, and on occasion the protagonists are purely human. The same may be said of La Fontaine's Fables. To rewrite the definition of fable so as to exclude a fair proportion of the work of two of the foremost fabulists is not only perverse, it is poor scholarship and can only damage the reputation of Wikipedia. Mzilikazi1939 (talk) 12:30, 23 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  False distinction 

message: The morality in parables are usually to identify verses or “rules” said in the bible, the holy book for Christianity.If you take “The Good Samaritan” and you read that parable, the morality claims to be seen as trust and the rights of something.This is shown in much more ways and can be seen differently 
-a 12 year old girl 2A00:23C8:1886:C501:C40C:8E30:3AE1:6F78 (talk) 18:12, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Morality