The Cross & the Prodigal: Luke 15 Through the Eyes of Middle Eastern Peasants
New Testament scholar and Middle Eastern missionary Kenneth E. Bailey examines the three parables of Luke 15—the lost sheep, lost coin, and prodigal son—through traditional Near Eastern village culture. Combining cultural exegesis with a dramatic retelling, he reveals how the father's costly, self-emptying love foreshadows the cross of Jesus Christ.