The Cross & the Prodigal

by Bailey, Kenneth E.

• ISBN13: 9780830832811
• ISBN10: 0830832815
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-07-01
• Publisher: Ivp Books

Summary

Honored in 2006 as a "Year's Best Book for Preachers" byPreachingmagazine.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. InThe 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 essentiallyChristianmessage. 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.

Author Biography

Kenneth E. Bailey is an author and lecturer in Middle Eastern New Testament studies

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Second Edition	9	(6)
Preface	15	(6)
PART ONE: COMMENTARY ON LUKE 15	21	(70)
1 Rejoice with Me: Luke 15:1-10	23	(14)
2 The Death Wish: Luke 15:11-12	37	(12)
3 The Face-Saving Plan: Luke 15:13-19	49	(14)
4 The Shattering Confrontation: Luke 15:20-24	63	(12)
5 The Missing Climax: Luke 15:25-32	75	(16)
PART TWO: "TWO SONS HAVE I NOT"	91	(56)
Introduction	92	(3)
Scene 1 The Breakfast Table	95	(10)
Scene 2 The Herd of Swine	105	(14)
Scene 3 The Robe	119	(10)
Scene 4 The Banquet	129	(18)
Production Notes	147	(1)
Music for Shaluk's Song	148	(1)
Bibliography	149