parables are here—the Good Samaritan, the Prodigal Son, Dives and Lazarus, the Pharisee and the Publican, the Unjust Judge, the Friend at Midnight, the Rich Fool. Furthermore, some of the non-parable material is equally as rich in its colour as are the parables—it is here that one finds some of the most three-dimensional, human touches in the Gospels—the Ten Lepers, where one returns thankful; the Widow of Nain, whose only son is brought to life; Martha and Mary, where Mary is commended for listening
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