The Cross & the Prodigal

Luke 15 Through the Eyes of Middle Eastern Peasants

By: Kenneth E. Bailey

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Paperback | 3 June 2005 | Edition Number 2

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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 and 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.

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"It is an extremely rare event in New Testament studies when the historical expertise of the scholar is combined with the poetic imagination of the storyteller. Ken Bailey's The Cross the Prodigal unites the professor and the playwright. In the first section of the book the author's unique familiarity with Christian literature of Near Eastern provenance and his intimate knowledge of Near Eastern village life produce a fascinating explanation of the parable of the prodigal son, which emerges not as the sentimental account of the pilgrimage of a sorry sinner, but as the portrayal of God as a Father who pays every price possible in the search of two lost sons, a portrait contrary to all expectations associated with a patriarch. The book's second section is a play in four scenes in which this understanding of the parable is placed on the stage. Thus, exegetical theology is transformed back into its original medium, the telling of a story."

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Non-Fiction Literature, Poetry & Plays Plays Religion & Beliefs Christianity Biblical Studies & Exegesis Biblical Commentaries Islam Miscellaneous Items

Introduction to the Second Edition	p. 9
Preface	p. 15
Commentary on Luke 15	p. 21
Rejoice with Me: Luke 15:1-10	p. 23
The Death Wish: Luke 15:11-12	p. 37
The Face-Saving Plan: Luke 15:13-19	p. 49
The Shattering Confrontation: Luke 15:20-24	p. 63
The Missing Climax: Luke 15:25-32	p. 75
Two Sons Have I Not	p. 91
Introduction	p. 92
The Breakfast Table	p. 95
The Herd of Swine	p. 105
The Robe	p. 119
The Banquet	p. 129
Production Notes	p. 147
Music for Shaluk's Song	p. 148
Bibliography	p. 149
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