Tag: exile and return

Household: Theological Implications of the Parable of the Compassionate Father (Part 2)

Aug 2, 2007

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by

mwkruse

in Culture, History, Series: Household of God, Sociology, Theology

Jesus' three-in-one parable in Luke 15 is more than just a masterful remix of the shepherd imagery. It is a reframing of the story of Israel. In the next post, we will look at what Kenneth Bailey says about this. First, a brief excursus into N. T. Wright's analysis of this passage in Jesus and…