num_pages: 134
description: A commentary and dramatic play on the parable of the Prodigal Son.Kenneth Bailey, American Middle East scholar, has lived and taught in the Middle East for 40 years and experienced peasant life first hand. Through the local people, his understanding of the meaning of the parables of Christ was greatly enriched. He brings out the parable’s literary meaning and its emotional impact on the original hearers. The one-act play in the book’s second half, ‘Two sons have I not’, illuminates the parable’s underlying conflicts.
language: English
title: The Cross and the Prodigal: A Commentary and Play on the Parable of the Prodigal Son
titlecomplete: The Cross and the Prodigal: A Commentary and Play on the Parable of the Prodigal Son
genres: Cultural, Faith, Religion, Spirituality, New Testament, Nonfiction, Theology, Christian, Christianity
ratings_count: 340
publisher: Acorn Press Limited