Parable of the talents or minas Parable of the talents or minas The Parable of the Talents (also the Parable of the Minas) is one of the parables of Jesus, which appears in two of the synoptic, canonical gospels of the New Testament: Although the basic story in each of these parables is essentially the same, the differences between the parables as they appear in the Gospel of Matthew and in the Gospel of Luke are sufficient to indicate that the parables are not derived from the same source. In Matthew, the opening words link the parable to the preceding Parable of the Ten Virgins, which
Parable of the Good Samaritan he was one who never could Pass by the other side. An honest man whom men called soft, While laughing in their sleeves — No doubt in business ways he oft Had fallen amongst thieves."</poem> John Gardiner Calkins Brainard also wrote a poem on the theme. Dramatic film adaptations of the Parable of the Good Samaritan include "Samaritan", part of the widely acclaimed "Modern Parables" DVD Bible study series. "Samaritan", which sets the parable in modern times, stars Antonio Albadran in the role of the Good Samaritan. The English composer, Benjamin Britten, was commissioned to write a piece to mark