Parable of the barren fig tree parable is found only in Luke's gospel, the other two synoptics include instead the cursing the fig tree with some remarkable coincidences. There is no strong argument against authenticity. A majority of the members of the Jesus Seminar voted it authentic. Parable of the barren fig tree The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree (not to be confused with the parable of the budding fig tree) is a parable of Jesus which appears in . It is about a fig tree which does not produce fruit. The parable is as follows: In this parable, the owner is generally regarded as
Old Testament messianic prophecies quoted in the New Testament as one individual, and more specifically to the Jewish people deported to Babylon. However, in aggadic midrash on the books of Samuel, a compendium of rabbinic folklore, historical anecdotes and moral exhortations, is messianically interpreted. One of the first claims in the New Testament that Isaiah 53 is a prophecy of Jesus comes from the Book of Acts chapter 8 verses 26-36, which describes a scene in which God commands Philip the Apostle to approach an Ethiopian eunuch who is sitting in a chariot, reading aloud to himself from the Book of Isaiah. The eunuch comments that he does not