18 March 2010, 4:47 am
I googled "mustard" and it seems that the mustard plant is an herb, not a tree: Sinapis nigra seems to be what Jesus was talking about. There are some sites that reference Salvadora persica, for reasons I don't understand, but even if this were the tree that Jesus meant, its seeds aren't small. Why would the creator of these plants have trouble talking about them coherently? Or have I missed something important about mustard? And of course, it's a parable, not a statement of scientific facts, but come on, why would he choose such a confusing example? Why not just talk about a mighty oak that grows from a tiny acorn or something? Matthew 13:31-32 He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all your seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and perch in its branches." Recommended category: Health > Diet & Fitness... Read More »
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