Jacob and the Prodigal: How Jesus Re-told Israel's Story by Kenneth E. Bailey

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Jacob and the Prodigal: How Jesus Re-told Israel's Story

Kenneth E. Bailey

237 pages paperback 2003

3 editions

nonfiction religion adventurous dark slow-paced
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Israel, the community to which Jesus belonged, took its name from the patriarch Jacob. His story of exile and return was Israel's story as well. This book examines the well-known parable of the prodigal son and shows how, in telling it, Jesus took...

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