In Matthew 13, a chapter full of parables, Jesus tells the parable of the Sower of the seed. Jesus tells us that the Sower is the Son of Man.

Salt Lake Tribune guest columnist Matthew Bowman on the illumination and limitations that can be found in parables and metaphors.

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Matthew 13 tells of Jesus speaking to the multitude in parables and how in private he would explain the meanings of those parables to his Apostles.

A third example is the parable of the weeds (Matthew 13:37-38), which showed a universal mission field (“the world”) fifteen chapters before Matthew 28.

This is where Answered Faith's new Bible study comes in. The 13-week program is designed to guide participants through a comprehensive study of the parables of Jesus.