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Honored in 2006 as a "Year's Best Book for Preachers" by Preaching magazine.Where is the cross in the parable of the prodigal son?For centuries, Muslims have called attention to the father's forgiveness in this parable in order to question the need for a Mediator between humanity and God. In The Cross & the Prodigal, Kenneth E. Bailey--New Testament scholar and long-time missionary to the Middle East--undertakes to answer this question.Drawing on his extensive knowledge of both the New Testament and Middle Eastern culture, Bailey presents an interpretation of this parable from a Middle Eastern perspective and, in doing so, powerfully demonstrates its essentially Christian message. Here Bailey highlights the underlying tensions between law and love, servanthood and sonship, honor and forgiveness that grant this story such timeless spiritual and theological power. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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The book doesn't only cover the prodigal though. It looks at all of Luke 15 and goes line by line with the analysis. I really appreciated that as well. It would have been easy to write just on the prodigal and would have still been a fantastic book, but the addition of the Lost Coin and the Lost Sheep narratives were well received as well. The heart though is the prodigal narrative.
The reason for the 4 vs 5 star is simply, it is way shorter than you think. The last 3rd of the book is a play written by the author on the prodigal. It is good, but it was like having a fantastic meal that is just mind blowing, only to have a dessert which is good, but not as good, so you are left with an "eh" taste at the end of the meal. ( )