The Cross and the Prodigal: Luke 15 Through the Eyes of Middle Eastern Peasants handbook the author provides tender comfort

the author provides tender comfort to the hearts of Christian readers

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author of Missional Economics: Biblical Justice and Christian Formation

the widely divergent interpretations of the book can sometimes cause us to throw our hands in the air and stop reading

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The Cross and the Prodigal: Luke 15 Through the Eyes of Middle Eastern Peasants handbook the author provides tender comfortKenneth E. Bailey draws on his expertise in both the New Testament and Middle Eastern culture to interpret the parable of the prodigal son from a Middle Eastern perspective. When we approach it with the correct cultural lens, Bailey argues, the parable's true Christological character is revealed.