The Lord is the interpretation of the gospel parables

One of the religious treasures of Christianity is the parables uttered by Christ before the apostles and the people. The Savior set out his teaching in the form of allegorical stories for several reasons. Firstly, he spoke of deep spiritual truths, which was not easy to comprehend to his listeners. And a concrete and vivid story, gleaned from life, could be remembered for many years, and a person trying to understand the meaning of this story could reflect on it, delve into its content and, thus, gradually understand the wisdom hidden in it. Secondly, the parables have the advantage over a direct teaching that they not only contain the general divine law, but also demonstrate its applicability in real, everyday human life. And, finally, thirdly, people who do not quite understand the teaching of the Savior could rewind it in their own way, spreading it in a distorted form. The parables retained the purity of the teachings of Christ.

We offer in a unique publication, in which the most authoritative interpretations of all the parables of the Savior, from the saints of John Chrysostom and Gregory the Theologian, Blzh, are collected under one cover. Theophylact Bulgarian to such outstanding preachers of the XX century as St. Luke Crimean and Archbishop. Averky (Taushev).