Rich man and Lazarus which was related by Jesus to his followers. This was generally the view of the medieval Church. Supporters of this view point to a key detail in the story: the use of a personal name (Lazarus) not found in any other parable. By contrast, in all of the other parables Jesus refers to a central character by a description, such as "a certain man", "a sower", and so forth. Critics of this view point out that "The "soul that sins, it shall die" (Ezekiel 18); "For dust you are and to dust you shall return" (Genesis 3:19). Paul (1 Thessalonians
Parables of Jesus the Empty Jar. The noncanonical Apocryphon of James also contains three unique parables attributed to Jesus. They are known as "The Parable of the Ear of Grain", "The Parable of the Grain of Wheat", and "The Parable of the Date-Palm Shoot". The hypothetical Q document is seen as a source for some of the parables in Matthew, Luke, and Thomas. In the Gospel of Matthew (13:10–17) Jesus provides an answer when asked about his use of parables: The disciples came to him and asked, "Why do you speak to the people in parables?" He replied, <br><DD>"The knowledge of the secrets