Parable of the Prodigal Son:
An Interdisciplinary Encounter
guided by Dr. Lee Magness
Welcome to an encounter with one of Jesus' best known and best loved parables--the Prodigal Son (Luke 15.11-32). We will engage this parable from many perspectives--literary, sociological, and theological. We will also experience how its spiritual meaning has inspired centuries of creative expression--in painting, music, drama, fiction, poetry, dance, and film--and how those expressions give us fresh understandings of the parable. Click on any link below to begin the encounter.
Whose boots are treading the rough trail in the image above? Are they the boots of the Prodigal Son purposely striding off, away from father, family, and home, off for the far country? Do they belong to that same Prodigal Son, desperate but fearful, now stumbling his way back home? Could they be the feet of the Father, running, yes, running, to meet his long lost son? Or are they the work boots of the Older Son, angrily approaching the homestead to challenge his father's compassion? We will be following all of these footsteps as we see ourselves, prodigals all, in this powerful parable.
Let's begin the journey.
Let's begin the journey.
Your Trail Guide ~
If you'd like to get to know Dr. Lee Magness, the professor of Bible who built this website, ProdigalsAll.com, and is guiding your encounter with the parable of the Prodigal Son, you are welcome to click here.
