Jacob & the Prodigal: How Jesus Retold Israel's Story by Kenneth E. Bailey

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Jacob & the Prodigal: How Jesus Retold Israel's Story

Kenneth E. Bailey

225 pages 2003

3 editions

nonfiction religion adventurous dark slow-paced
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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 pur...

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