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Twin Stories-The Prodigal Son(s)

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Concluding our unit of Twin Stories and Sibling Rivalries, this episode covers one of the most famous stories of all time--"The Prodigal Son".


Topics Covered:

  • The importance of ordering and sequencing in Ancient Narratives
  • Jesus' reinterpretation of familiar stories
  • How repetition works in wisdom literature
  • Connections to Cain and Abel
  • Connections to Isaac and Ishmael
  • Connections to Jacob and Esau
  • Narrative inversion, narrative conversion
  • The Father as the main character
  • 1 prodigal or 2 prodigals?


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