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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 46. Chapters: Counting the cost, Lamp under a bushel, New Wine into Old Wineskins, Outer darkness, Parable of Drawing in the Net, Parable of the assassin, Parable of the barren fig tree, Parable of the budding fig tree, Parable of the empty jar, Parable of the Faithful Servant, Parable of the Friend at Night, Parable of the Good Samaritan, Parable of the great banquet, Parable of the Growing Seed, Parable of the Hidden Treasure, Parable of the Leaven, Parable of the Lost Coin, Parable of the Lost Sheep, Parable of the Master and Servant, Parable of the Mustard Seed, Parable of the Pearl, Parable of the Prodigal Son, Parable of the Rich Fool, Parable of the Sower, Parable of the strong man, Parable of the talents or minas, Parable of the Tares, Parable of the Ten Virgins, Parable of the Two Debtors, Parable of the Two Sons, Parable of the unforgiving servant, Parable of the Unjust Judge, Parable of the Unjust Steward, Parable of the Wedding Feast, Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen, Parable of the Wise and the Foolish Builders, Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard, Pharisee and the Publican, Rich man and Lazarus, The Grain of Wheat, The Mote and the Beam. Excerpt: The parable of the Good Samaritan is a parable told by Jesus and is mentioned in only one of the gospels of the New Testament. According to the Gospel of Luke (10:29-37) a traveller (who may or may not be Jewish) is beaten, robbed, and left half dead along the road. First a priest and then a Levite come by, but both avoid the man. Finally, a Samaritan comes by. Samaritans and Jews generally despised each other, but the Samaritan helps the injured man. Jesus is described as telling the parable in response to a question regarding the identity of the "neighbour" which Leviticus 19:18 says should be loved. Portraying a Samaritan in positive light would have come as a shock to Jesus' audience. It is typical of his provocative speech in which conventional expectations are inverted. Some Christians, such as Augustine, have interpreted the parable allegorically, with the Samaritan representing Jesus Christ, who saves the sinful soul. Others, however, discount this allegory as unrelated to the parable's original meaning, and see the parable as exemplifying the ethics of Jesus. The parable has inspired painting, sculpture, poetry, and film. The colloquial phrase "good Samaritan," meaning someone who helps a stranger, derives from this parable, and many hospitals and charitable organizations are named after the Good Samaritan. In the Gospel of Luke, the parable is introduced by a question, known as the Great Commandment: Behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested him, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"He said to him, "What is written in the law? How do you read it?"He answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, with all your mind; and your neighbour as yourself ."He said to him, "You have answered correctly. Do this, and you will live."But he, desiring to justify himself, asked Jesus, "Who is my neighbour?" - Luke 10:25-29, World English Bible Jesus replies with a story: Jesus answere
