Through out the Bible we can find many examples of Christ teaching with the use of parables. Parables have been used by most teachers, especially Oriental, in their instruction. But none so exclusively as Jesus. In Webster's dictionary a parable is defined as "A short, simple tale based on familiar things, meant to convey a moral or religious lesson". In Mark 4:34 we that find that during the Galilean ministry the record states "without a parable spake he not unto them." Why? Why did Christ choose to teach with this method? How were these parables translated, or interpreted. And why, if at all, was this method affective?
             In Mark 13:13-15 it states, "And ye shall be hated of all men, for my names sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand), then let them that be in Judea flee to the mountains; and let him that is on the housetops not go down into the house, neither enter the rein to take anything out of his house." And again in Mark 4:12, "That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted and their sins should be forgiven them." In these verses we learn the reason for the method of the parable. It was to veil the meaning. The parable conveys to the hearer religious truth exactly in proportion to his or her faith and intelligence; to the dismal and uninspired it is a simple story, "seeing they see not", while to the spiritual and instructed mind it reveals mysteries or secrets of the kingdom of heaven. In Matthew chapter 13, the disciple come to Jesus and asked, "why speakest thou into them in parables?" (13:10). And Christ answered saying, "Because it has been given unto you to know the mysteries...