The Cross and the Prodigal - 2nd Edition by Kenneth E Bailey (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>Kenneth 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.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><ul> <li>Honored in 2006 as a Year's Best Book for Preachers by <em>Preaching</em> magazine.</li> </ul><p>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 <em>The Cross the Prodigal, </em> 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 <em>Christian</em> 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.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>In <em>The Cross the Prodigal, </em> Kenneth Bailey uses his rare and intimate familiarity with the peasant culture of the Middle East to illuminate three beloved parables: the lost sheep, the lost coin and the lost son. Bailey rightly believes that Christian communities with close connections to the biblical world have many things to teach us about the cultural background of biblical narrative. This classic work, newly revised, provides fresh perspectives for understanding the love of God the Father, and for seeing how the compassion of the cross is present already in the teaching ministry of Jesus Christ.</p>--Philip Graham Ryken, Senior Minister, Tenth Presbyterian Church<br>
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