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Gospel: In some places, Jesus explains the parables to his disciples (Mt 13). In other places, he doesn't. Many NT scholars say that some explanations may have been inserted later by the Gospel writers, since the early church longed for direct explanations. Either way, it's... 
...clear that even for those closest to Jesus, and the early church, the parables were often mysterious. That's part of why Jesus offers them. Not strictly worded definitions, but stories and images that are endlessly rich, and defy a single explanation. Let Jesus's parables...
...take root in the soil of your life, and come to flower in God's own time. Sometimes the meaning of a particular parable for you may change as you change. Different parts may strike you as more meaningful. You can never "exhaust" the parables. Because Jesus's word is alive.
