Jacob & the Prodigal
How Jesus Retold Israel's Story
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Word Count
57,000 words, Guess
Page Count
228 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL8185266M
- ISBN-139780830827275
- ISBN-100830827277
- OCLC Control Number51558946
- OCLC Control Numberjacobprodigalhow0000bail
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2003001545
- Goodreads143062
- LibraryThing317024
Classifications
- LCCBT378.P8 B25 2003
Description
Israel, the community to which Jesus belonged, took its name from their patriarch Jacob. His story of exile and return was their story as well. In the well-known tale of the prodigal son, Jesus reshaped the story in his own way and for his own purposes. In this work, Kenneth E. Bailey compares the Old Testament saga and the New Testament parable. He unpacks similarities freighted with theological significance and differences that often reveal Jesus' particular purposes. Drawing on a lifetime of study in both Middle Eastern culture and the Gospels, Bailey offers here a fresh view of how Jesus interpreted Israel's past, his present and their future.
First Sentence
What is theology, and what does it mean to be a theologian?
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