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Luke 15:1-32

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bulletReading the Text:
bullet NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
bullet The Bible Gateway: NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
bulletThe Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Greek text with concordance, commentaries.
bulletThe World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition & sermons.
bulletHistorical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
bulletThe Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto.
bulletComparative World Scriptures from United Communities of Spirit.
bullet"Grace"
bullet"Beyond Ritual" 
bulletComparative texts about Pharisees & Sadducees from Josephus, Tosefta, Mishnah & Babylonian Talmud. Comparative primary texts about Purity and Social Relations (see esp "Tax Collectors Visit," from Mishnah, Midrash, Tosefta, and Babylonian Talmud. At Mahlon H. Smith's (Rutgers University) Into His Own: Perspective on the World of Jesus.
bullet The Parable of the Prodigal Son in Christianity and Buddhism, Ernest Valea, 1999.
bullet I.VIII.4, I.XVI.1, III.XXIII.8, IV.XIV.2, IV.XXXVI.7, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
bullet Chapter 1, Paedagogus, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
bullet II.15, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
bullet Section XXXIX, Who Is the Rich Man Who Can Be Saved? Clement of Alexandria (c 200).
bullet Chapter XIV, Against Heresies, Tertullian (c. 200)
bullet On Modesty, Chapter VII ff. Tertullian (c 200).
bullet Chapter XII, On Patience, Tertullian (c. 202)
bullet Chapter VIII, Considering Repentance Tertullian (c. 203)
bullet Chapter VIII, Chapter XI, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
bullet Chapter VII-IX, On Modesty, Tertullian (c. 217)
bullet VI.XLVII, The Refutation of all Heresies (Philosophumena), Hippolytus of Rome. (c. 225)
bullet Epistle XLVI, Epistle LI, -- The Epistles of Cyprian, Cyprian of Carthage (c. 251-252)
bullet Section 14, Anonymous Treatise Against the Heretic Novatian, (c. 255)
bullet Chapter X, The Paschal Canon of Anatolius of Alexandria, Anatolius of Alexandria (c. 270)
bullet Chapter IV (Tusiane), The Banquet of the Ten Virgins, Methodius of Olympus (c. 300)
bullet II.III, II.V, II.IX, III.XX, VIII.II, VIII.XLVII.52, Constitutions of the Holy Apostles (c. 400)
bullet A Canticle of Mar Jacob the Teacher on Edessa, Memoirs of Edessa (c. late 5th cent)
bullet "Parable of the Lost Sheep," Luke 15:1-10, Martin Luther, c. 1525.
bullet "Parable of the Lost Sheep (2)," Luke 15:1-10, Martin Luther, c. 1525.
bulletFrom the Geneva Notes.
bullet"The beginning of repentance is the acknowledging of the mercy of God, which encourages us to hope expectantly."
bulletFrom Matthew Henry's Commentary (c. 1700).
bullet"The parable of the prodigal son shows the nature of repentance, and the Lord's readiness to welcome and bless all who return to him."
bulletFrom Wesley's Notes. John Wesley (1703-1791).
bullet"Let no elder brother murmur at [the father's] indulgence, but rather welcome the prodigal back into the family. And let those who have been thus received, wander no more, but emulate the strictest piety of those who for many years have served their heavenly Father, and not transgressed his commandments."
bullet"An Appeal to Sinners: Luke 15:2," Charles H. Spurgeon, 1856.
bullet"It is in the present day quite fashionable for everybody to lie against what he believes, and to say he is a sinner, even when he believes himself to be a very respectable, well-to-do man, and does not conceive that he ever did anything very amiss in his life."
bullet"The Prodigal's Return," Luke 15:20, Charles H. Spurgeon, 1858.
bullet"The Approachableness of Jesus: Luke 15:1," Charles H. Spurgeon, 1868.
bullet"You may thus contrast and compare our Lord's gentle manners with those of kings, and nobles, and sages, but you shall find none to equal him in condescending tenderness."
bulletFrom the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
bullet"The lessons are obvious, but how beautiful! (1) The deeper sunk and the longer estranged any sinner is, the more exuberant is the joy which his recovery occasions. (2) Such joy is not the portion of those whose whole lives have been spent in the service of their Father in heaven. (3) Instead of grudging the want of this, they should deem it the highest testimony to their lifelong fidelity, that something better is reserved for them--the deep, abiding complacency of their Father in heaven."
bullet"The Parable of the Lost Sheep," Luke 15:4-7, Charles H. Spurgeon, 1884.
bulletFrom The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
bullet"If a son, then the returned sinner is his brother. Unless he, too, can welcome him, then he is the lost son."
bullet"Many Kisses for Returning Sinners; or Prodigal Love for the Prodigal Son," Luke 15:20, Charles H. Spurgeon, 1891.
bulletContemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
bullet Luke 15:1-10, Proper 24C, Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
bullet "Exegetical Considerations," Pentecost 15, Richard Carlson, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Using Greek for Sunday Text Preparations.
bullet"How do the wealthy shepherd and the improvised woman stand as a synkrisis of divine attitude and action?"
bullet "Care and Joy," Mary Hinkle, Pilgrim Preaching.
bullet"That everything-in-its-place kind of responsibility is not what these searches are about. Instead, the search of the shepherd and the woman are all about joy, a joy that overflows into the cheerful disarray of a celebration."
bullet Dylan's Lectionary Blog, Proper 19C, 2004. Biblical Scholar Sarah Dylan Breuer looks at readings for the coming Sunday in the lectionary of the Episcopal Church.
bullet"If one sheep is with the shepherd and ninety-nine aren't, who's really the stray?"
bullet Laterally Luke, (Luke 15:1-10) by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western Australia.
bullet "First Thoughts on Year C Gospel Passages in the Lectionary," Pentecost 16, William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
bullet"The love was unconditional. But it was also very challenging, because he was also inviting them as valued people to become part of the future vision."
bullet Wellspring of the Gospel, Ordinary 24, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn Turner, Weekly Wellsprings.
bullet Exegetical Notes by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks Christian Resources.
bullet"The main verb in the second conclusion (v. 10) is ginetai a present = "There is". So, when a sinner repents, at that moment there is joy in heaven. Will there be joy on earth, then seems to be Jesus' question."
bullet "Losing and Finding," Expository Essay, Luke 15:1-10, Dr. William R. Long.
bullet"These briefly-expressed but beautiful parables are often considered solely in context with 15:11-32, the parable of the prodigal son, but I would like to suggest that they first be understood in reference to ch. 14."
bullet "Clean Sweep," Jennifer E. Copeland, The Christian Century, 2004.
bullet"The lost sheep and the lost coin are more than the prized possessions of their owners; they are also parts of a whole."
bulletLENT 4C:
bulletLuke 15:1-3, 11b-32, Lent 4C, Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
bullet "First Thoughts on Year C Gospel Passages in the Lectionary: Lent 4," William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
bullet"The message is basic: if a parent loves that much, why can’t you think about God being like that? Why can’t you see my ministry as doing that? Notice: the father does not know the mind of the son, that he has repented, so it is not about loving people after or if they have repented."
bullet "Exegetical Considerations," 4th Sunday in Lent, Richard Carlson, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Using Greek for Sunday Text Preparations.
bullet"What is the literary context of this text? How does that context provide an interpretive framework for this passage?"
bulletExegetical Notes by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks Christian Resources.
bullet"The father is seeking to reestablish the proper relationship between himself and his older son; and as Culpepper writes: "In the world of the parable, one cannot be a son without also being a brother." [p. 304]"
bullet Lectionary Commentary, Luke 15:11-32, Frederick Haynes III, The African American Lectionary, 2009.
bullet"The party thrown for the youngest son does not take anything away from what the father has for the oldest son. The father is celebrating the fact that a family that was broken is now whole, because the lost has been found and he who was dead is now alive."
bullet "The Parables of the Lost Sheep, Lost Coin and Lost Son: Gospel Analysis," Gospel Analysis, Sermons from Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington. Detailed background and exegesis.
bullet"We have one brother who is the prodigal of the flesh and the other is a prodigal of the spirit. Both are loved. Both are loved deeply by God, the Father."
bullet "Hearing Parables in the Cotton Patch," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Parables," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2006.
bullet Laterally Luke, (Luke 15:11-32) by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western Australia.
bullet "All the Tax Collectors and the Sinners Were Coming Near," Jerry Goebel, One Family Outreach. "Focus on scripture from a justice perspective." Exegesis, study, and teen study and activities.
bullet"The congregation of Jesus was an amalgamation of those who wanted to lift him up and those who wanted to tear him down. His listeners included the most excluded and those who excluded them.  His audience included those broken by compassion and those hardened by self-righteous judgment.  Upon which side of that gate would I be seated?"
bullet "Lost and Found: Stories for Sheep, Coins, and Father's Sons," exegetical notes by Peter L. Haynes.
bullet"At [the story's] end, we are left wondering what will happen now. That's precisely where we enter the picture - how will we, prodigal or faithful, respond to God's love and mercy?"
bullet"A Grumbling Scribe," Sarah M. Foulger, Stirred by the Light - Voices of Lent.
bullet Jesus Now, Lent 4C. Lectionary, study and worship resources from Faith Futures Jesus Then & Now.
bullet "Wherever You Are," Mary Hinkle, Pilgrim Preaching: Keeping Company with Biblical Texts and the People Who Hear and Preach Them.
bullet"The past is not the only factor shaping the future of the two brothers. That could be a definition of forgiveness: the past does not have all the power in this relationship."
bulletExcerpt from Henri Nouwen's Return of the Prodigal Son
bullet"Often I have asked friends to give me their first impression of Rembrandt's Prodigal Son.  Inevitably, they point to the wise old man who forgives his son: the benevolent patriarch."
bullet Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Discussion, Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32, Wesley White. "A place of conversation regarding Progressive Christianity."
bullet "The Prodigal Daughter," Ed Loring, The Human Quest, 2002.
bullet"There was once a mamma who had a son and a daughter. The younger child, the daughter, said to her, `Mamma, give me my share of the income tax return now. I know we don't pay taxes for war, but we got a windfall return this year.'"
bullet "'Prodigal Son' Illustrates the Way out of Wastefulness," Paul Graves, The Spokesman Review, 2005.
bullet"In those days, inheritance definitely wasn't distributed until after a person dies. By not wanting to wait that long, the younger son effectively said: 'Father, I wish you were dead. But even if you aren't, I want what I want when I want it.'"
bullet "A Love That Is Too Much to Take!" Lent 4, Fr. Gerry Pierse, C.Ss.R., from Sundays Into Silence: Reflections on the Sunday Gospels in the Light of Christian Meditation. Claretian Publications.
bullet"The Lord is much more partial towards the bad bads than he is towards the good bads. The people who get the worst press in the Gospels are the Pharisees who looked down on, and set themselves apart from sinners."
bullet "'Go After the One that Is Lost," Jerry Goebel, One Family Outreach. "Focus on scripture from a justice perspective." Exegesis, study, and teen study and activities.
bullet"What will similarly make me powerful in the Lord’s harvest is if my friendships reflect Christ’s values.  Do I just preach about the lost or am I found among them?"
bullet "From Death to Life," "The Lost Sheep," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources.
bullet"The natural consequence of finding grace in Christ, is that we become gracious."
bullet "All That I Have Is Yours," Expository Essay, Luke 13:1-9, Dr. William R. Long. Part 2.
bullet"The last word is that the prodigal son is really "your brother." That is the last word to the hearers. They are really our brothers."
bullet Lectionary Commentary and Preaching Paths (Lent C4), by Jirair Tashjian, at The Christian Resource Institute.
bullet"Since the parable ends without a conclusion, it seems that the thrust of the message is directed toward those who fall under the category of the older son. The difficulty with that is that most people in the church who listen to this parable readily identify themselves with the prodigal son: I was lost in sin, but I came back to God and He took me in."
bullet "The Real Prodigal," A. Katherine Grieb, The Christian Century, 2004.
bullet"What happens if we focus on the man who had two sons and read this parable as an answer to the question the Corinthians might have asked Paul: What does it mean to be an ambassador for Christ?"
bullet "Fourth Sunday in Lent: Luke 15:1-3, 11-32," For the Renewal of Repentance: The Lukan Texts for Lent, Gary M. Simpson, Texts in Context, Word & World, Luther Northwestern Theological School, 1992.
bullet"The elder brother in this 'parable of the elder brother' angrily refused to participate in the rejoicing. For this reason the parable is also know as 'the lost sons'. Both (!) are lost."
bullet "The Parable of the Prodigal Son," poetry by Kilian McDonnell, in the National Catholic Reporter, 2003.
bullet "Not the Results That Count, but the Becoming," Joan Chittister, National Catholic Reporter, 2001.
bullet"The Sufis tell a story that may go to the very core of the gospel for the Fourth Sunday of Lent (Luke 15:1-3, 11-32). It exposes the Lenten question we may well be missing -- if not deliberately avoiding -- as we go through the season. It asks the question, 'Who am I becoming?' in a world that prefers to shape appearances and create images rather than trade in the real thing."
bullet"A Bent Tale about a Dog," William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia. A canine reworking of the Prodigal Son parable.
bullet "Surprise Party," Thomas G. Long, The Christian Century, 2001. Religion Online.
bullet"If we prodigals see the father running in our direction with open arms, we should know in our souls that this as an event so unexpected, so undeserved, so out of joint with all that life should bring us, that we fall down in awe before this joyful mystery."
bullet "The Image of Home," Laura Smit, Theology Today, 1988.
bullet"How appropriate or effective is it to rely on the image of a Waiting Father to communicate the reality of God's grace? To many of my generation, such a metaphor calls up horrible images.... There are too many connotations of regression, of going back to a time when we had no responsibility and could make no decisions, even if we wanted to. Adults who long to return to the irresponsibility of childhood are adults with problems, and that's not what our presentation of Christian faith and life should cater to."
bullet "Table Manners," Barbara Brown Taylor, The Christian Century, 1998. At Religion Online.
bullet"So if I were putting together a sinners table at the Huddle House, it might include an abortion doctor, a child molester, an arms dealer, a garbage collector, a young man with AIDS, a Laotian chicken plucker, a teenage crack addict, and an unmarried woman on welfare with five children by three different fathers. Did I miss anyone? Don’t forget to put Jesus at the head of the table, asking the young man to hand him a roll, please, and offering the doctor a second cup of coffee before she goes back to work."
bulletThe Prodigal Son, from And Adam Knew Eve: A Dictionary of Sex in the Bible, by Ronald L. Ecker.
bulletArticles & Background:
bullet "Search for Jesus: The 'Subversive' Parables," Marcus Borg, Catholic New Times, 2004.
bullet"A parable is a comparison story: something is like something else. The word itself means 'cast alongside of.' Parables 'cast' a story alongside some life situation."
bullet "The Old Testament in the New: A Jewish Perspective," David Daube, in Appeasement or Resistance and Other Essays on New Testament Judaism. University of California Press, 1987. (Scroll down to "V - Glutton and Winebibber.)
bullet "The Family in the Bible," James A. Sanders, Biblical Theology Bulletin, 2002.
bullet"The whole of the Bible and of Jewish and Christian tradition can be viewed within the tension between the Bible's focus on family, or community worth and responsibility, and its struggle toward affirmation of individual worth and responsibility within the larger family...The current cultural tensions between Islam and the West, and even in the so-called culture wars in this country, are illumined by a socio-cultural reading of the Bible as a whole."
bullet "Our Problem with Jesus' Parables," Craig A. Satterlee, The Lutheran, 2004.
bullet"We think we know what they mean-so we miss the surprise..."
bullet "'Our Mother who art in Heaven' -- challenging dominant masculinity," Wanjiru Kariuki, Online Journal, 2006. African perspective.
bullet "Thanks, in particular, to the critical effort of the pamphlet, The War against Women, which has managed to bring to the surface the dominance of male language used in reference to God, that would have largely gone unnoticed, gender consciousness in the church has begun."
bullet "The Feminist Critique of God-Language," Neil Gillman, MyJewishLearning.com. Reprinted from Jewish Lights.
bullet Female Images of God in the Bible, compiled by the Women's Ordination Conference.
bullet "Repentance and Conflict in the Parable of the Lost Son," Greg Forbes, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 1999.
bullet "Hand In Hand: Autobiographical Reflections on Luke 15," Mikeal C. Parsons, Semeia 72: Taking It Personally, 1995.
bullet "The Parable of the Prodigal: Priorities," Tim Geddert, Direction, 1995.
bullet "Parables and Meaning," John Vooys, Direction, 1995.
bullet "Aesthetic Experience as a Means of Grace," by Ginger Grab at The Living Pulpit.
bullet"Intertwining the account of his personal journey and details from Rembrandt's life with an analysis of Luke 15:11-32 and Rembrandt's painting of the prodigal son, his father and brother, Nouwen illustrated what literary critic Ernest Tuveson describes in The Imagination as a Means of Grace: "Aesthetic experience is ... a means of grace, in the sense that one area of sensuous experience is designed to produce directly, a spiritual effect.""
bullet "The Evils of Pride and Self-Righteousness," by Barbara Brown Taylor at The Living Pulpit.
bullet"...when I turn my good into your duty and judge you for your failure to perform it according to my standards, then my wish for your well-being becomes something darker and more dangerous. My altruism becomes self-righteousness, which is no longer an annoying habit but a pernicious pride that works evil in the human soul."
bulletArticles in ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are subscribed and logged in to ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
bulletLuke 15:1-10
bulletBurghardt, William, S.J., "Gospel Joy, Christian Joy," The Living Pulpit, 1996.  (see Joy issue focus of The Living Pulpit 5.4, 1996.)
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bulletChance, J. Bradley, "Luke 15: Seeking the Outsiders," Review & Expositor, 1997.
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bulletCopeland, Jennifer E., "Clean Sweep," The Christian Century, 2004.
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bulletCurkpatrick, Stephen, "Parable Metonymy and Luke's Kerygmatic Framing," Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 2003.
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bulletDurber, Susan, "The Female Reader of the Parables of the Lost," Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 1992.
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bulletJames, Ann, "Prodigiously Lost and Found," The Christian Century, 1989.
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bulletLanger, Heidemarie, "Letting Ourselves Be Found: Stories of a Feminist Spirituality," Ecumenical Review, 1986.
 
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bulletRamsey, George W., "Plots, Gaps, Repetitions, and Ambiguity in Luke 15," Perspectives in Religious Studies, 1990.
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bulletReid, Barbara E., O.P., "Beyond Petty Pursuits and Wearisome Widows: Three Lukan Parables," Interpretation, 2002.  (See also, "Parables," issue focus of Interpretation 56.3 (2002).)
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bulletRoss, Art, "Luke 15:1-10, Between Text and Sermon," Interpretation, 2007.
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bulletRussell, Keith A., "Hungering for God: Reflections on the Lectionary Readings for March," The Living Pulpit, 2007.
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bulletSterne, Martha P., "Seeking the Lost Sheep," The Christian Century, 1998.
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bulletWalls, A.F., "'In the Presence of Angels' (Luke 15.10)," Novum Testamentum, 1959.
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bulletLuke 15:11-32
bulletAus, Roger David, "Luke 15:11-32 and R. Eliezer Ben Hyrcanus's Rise to Fame," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1985. Image Browse - PDF
bulletBrueggemann, Walter, "'Until'...Endlessly Enacted, Now Urgent," Journal for Preachers, 2003. Image Browse - PDF
bulletBurghardt, William, S.J., "Gospel Joy, Christian Joy," The Living Pulpit, 1996. Image Browse - PDF (see Joy issue focus of The Living Pulpit 5.4, 1996.)
bulletCarlston, Charles E., "Reminiscence and Redaction in Luke 15:11-32," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1975. Image Browse - PDF
bulletChance, J. Bradley, "Luke 15: Seeking the Outsiders," Review & Expositor, 1997. Image Browse - PDF
bulletCloete, G.D., and D.J. Smit, "Rejoicing with God..." Journal of Theology for Southern Africa, 1989. Image Browse - PDF
bulletCrossan, John Dominic, "A Metamodel for Polyvalent Narration," Semeia, 1977. Image Browse - PDF
bulletCurkpatrick, Stephen, "Parable Metonymy and Luke's Kerygmatic Framing," Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 2003. Image Browse - PDF
bulletDuff, Nancy J., "Luke 15:11-32, Between Text and Sermon," Interpretation, 1995. Image Browse - PDF
bulletDurber, Susan, "The Female Reader of the Parables of the Lost," Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 1992. Image Browse - PDF
bulletEnniss, P.C., "The Forgiving Child," Journal for Preachers, 2003. (Sermon) Image Browse - PDF
bulletEvenrud, Jerry A., "Visual Exegesis, 'The Prodigal Son'," ARTS, 1992. Image Browse - PDF
bulletForbes, Greg, "Repentance and Conflict in the Parable of the Lost Son (Luke 15:11-32)," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 1999. Image Browse - PDF
bulletGeddert, Tim, "The Parable of the Prodigal: Priorities (Luke 15:11-32)," Direction, 1995. Image Browse - PDF
bulletGiblin, Charles Homer, S.J., "Structural and Theological Considerations on Luke 15," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1962. Image Browse - PDF
bulletGrieb, A. Katherine, "The Real Prodigal," The Christian Century, 2004. Image Browse - PDF
bulletHarrill, J. Albert, "The Indentured Labor of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:15)," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1996. Image Browse - PDF
bulletHock, Ronald F., "Romancing the Parables of Jesus," Perspectives in Religious Studies, 2002. Image Browse - PDF
bulletJames, Ann, "Prodigiously Lost and Found," The Christian Century, 1989. Image Browse - PDF
bulletJancoski, Loretta, "Empowering Women to Claim their Inheritance," Religious Education, 1987. Image Browse - PDF
bulletKeillor, Garrison, "Prodigal Son," Word & World, 1997.  Image Browse - PDF
bulletLanger, Heidemarie, "Letting Ourselves Be Found: Stories of a Feminist Spirituality," Ecumenical Review, 1986. Image Browse - PDF
bulletLong, Thomas G., "Surprise Party," The Christian Century, 2001. Image Browse - PDF
bulletMason, George, "You Can Go Home Again," Journal of Family Ministry, 1990. Image Browse - PDF
bulletMatera, Frank J., "Jesus' Journey to Jerusalem (Luke 9:51-19:46): A Conflict with Israel," Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 1993. Image Browse - PDF
bulletMendenhall, Maury, "Runaways," Journal for Preachers, 2001. Sermon. Image Browse - PDF
bulletMenken, M.J.J., "The Position of SPLANCHNIZESTHAI and SPLANCHNA in the Gospel of Luke," Novum Testamentum, 1988. Image Browse - PDF
bulletOrndorff, Jan Riehl, "What about the Older Brother?" Brethren Life and Thought, 2005. Sermon. Image Browse - PDF
bulletParsons, Mikeal C., "The Prodigal's Elder Brother: The History and Ethics of Reading Luke 15:25-32," Perspectives in Religious Studies, 1996. Image Browse - PDF
bulletPrice, James L., "Luke 15:11-32, Expository Article," Interpretation, 1977. Image Browse - PDF
bulletRamsey, George W., "Plots, Gaps, Repetitions, and Ambiguity in Luke 15," Perspectives in Religious Studies, 1990. Image Browse - PDF
bulletScott, Bernard B., "The Prodigal Son: A Structuralist Interpretation," Semeia, 1977. Image Browse - PDF
bulletSellew, Philip, "Interior Monologue as a Narrative Device in the Parables of Luke," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1992. Image Browse - PDF
bulletSimpson, Gary M., "For the Renewal of Repentance: The Lukan Texts for Lent," Word & World, 1992. Image Browse - PDF
bulletSmit, Laura, "The Image of Home," Theology Today, 1988. Image Browse - PDF
bulletTaylor, Barbara Brown, "The Evils of Pride and Self-Righteousness," The Living Pulpit, 1992. Image Browse - PDF
bulletTaylor, Barbara Brown, "Table Manners," The Living Pulpit, 1998. Image Browse - PDF
bulletTolbert, Mary Ann, "The Prodigal Son: An Essay in Literary Criticism from a Psychoanalytic Perspective," Semeia, 1977. Image Browse - PDF
bulletVia, Dan O., Jr., "The Prodigal Son: A Jungian Reading," Semeia, 1977. Image Browse - PDF
bulletWardlaw, Theodore J., "In Defense of the Older Brother," Sermon, Journal for Preachers, 2002. Image Browse - PDF
bulletWittig, Susan, "A Theory of Multiple Meanings," Semeia, 1977. Image Browse - PDF
bulletReviews:
bullet Reviews: David A. Holgate, Prodigality, Liberality and Meanness in the Parable of the Prodigal Son: A Greco-Roman Perspective on Luke 15:11-32. Sheffield Academic Press, 1999. Reviews by Steven M. Sheeley and Richard Thompson in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
bullet Review: Kenneth E. Bailey, Jacob & the Prodigal: How Jesus Retold Israel's Story. Intervarsity Press, 2003. Review by David Reed at SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
bullet Review: Kenneth E. Bailey, Jacob & the Prodigal: How Jesus Retold Israel's Story. Intervarsity Press, 2003. Review by Mark S Krause in The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2004.
bulletMetzger, James A., Consumption and Wealth in Luke's Travel Narrative. Brill, 2007. Review by Kenneth Litwak, Review of Biblical Literature, 2008.
bulletSermons:
bullet "Quitting Ain't An Option!" (Luke 15:8-10) the Rev. Dr. Leslie Holmes, Day 1, 2007.
bullet "Rejoice with Jesus!" Pentecost +16 (Luke 15:1-10), 16 September 2007, Walter W. Harms, Goettinger Predigten: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors.
bullet "The Father Who Lost Two Sons," Rev. Robert Farrar Capon, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 2001.
bullet "God's Promises for You: I Love You," (Luke 15:8-10) the Rev. Allen Hunt, Day 1, 2007.
bullet Lent 4, 2007, Goettinger Predigten: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors:
bullet "What Is God Like?" Samuel Zumwalt
bullet Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32, Timothy J. Hoyer
bullet "Arriving Where We Started," Pastor Nathan Mattox, First United Methodist Church of Morris, Oklahoma.
bullet "The Joy of Being Lost and Found," Fr. Edward Beck, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 2005.
bullet "The Prodigal Son," Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington.
bullet "The Lonely Lady of Blairstone Park," story by Professor Richard Jensen. Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington. Sermons from Seattle.
bullet "The Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin," Fr. Robert Farrar Capon, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 1996.
bullet "Do You Mind Dogs?" Chris Glaser, 2004. Covenant Network of Presbyterians.
bullet "Desperately Seeking Grace," Dr. John Landgraf, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 1994.
bullet"The End of All Exploring," the Rev. Dr. James C. Howell, Day 1, 1996.
bullet "Enjoying a Life on Loan," the Rev. Dr. John Killinger, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 1999.
bullet "The Joy of Being Lost and Found," Edward Beck, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 2004.
bullet "Joy in the Presence," the Rev. Dr. Philip Blackwell, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 2005.
bullet "I Have Sinned," sermon by Peter L Haynes, linking "Good Will Hunting" with the Prodigal Son parable.
bullet "Who's That In the Distance?" thre Rev. Francis Miller, Day 1, 2001.
bullet "Lost and Found," Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington.
bullet "In the Thick of Humiliation," John Jewell, 1998.
bullet "Another Look at an Old, Old Story," the Rev. Dr. Benjamin Reaves, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 2000.
bullet"Joy in the Presence of Angels," William McKinney, President, Pacific School of Religion.
bulletFather Andrew Greeley, Author, Priest, Sociologist: Background and Homily
bullet Lent 4, 2009
bullet Ordinary 24, 2007
bullet Ordinary 23, 2007
bullet Ordinary 23, 2001
bullet Lent 4, 2007
bulletLent 4, 2004
bulletLent 4, 2001
bulletWith Children:
bullet "The Lost Sheep," "The Prodigal Son," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons), coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts.
bullet "Wearing His Brand," "The Lost Sheep," "Three Wishes," Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com.
bullet "Bad Boy," Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com.
bullet "Jodi's Homecoming," "Jackie's Lost Treasure," children's story by Larry Broding, word-sunday.com.
bullet "Missing!" Linda Edwards, The Children's Chapel.
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"The Prodigal Son," Linda Edwards, The Children's Chapel.

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"A Father Welcomes a Lost Son," "Jesus Carries the Lots Sheep Home on His Shoulders," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.

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"The Prodigal Son," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian Center.

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Luke 15 Crossword, Don Crownover's Bible Puzzles.

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"The Parable of the Lost Coin," online computer java-based coloring pages from Grace Baptist Church of Feeding Hill.

bulletDrama:
bullet "The Sons of Ephraim," from A Certain Jesus by Jose Ignacio and Maria Lopez Vigil. Ideal for catechetical and liturgical dramatization of today's gospel. Claretian Publications.
bullet "Brad and Heather," Judith MacDonald, sample script from Christian Drama Toolbox.
bullet "The Prodigal Son," Penny Hewlett, Drama Southwest.
bullet "Perfection," J'son M. Lee, dramatix.
bullet "Waiting for Rescue," Fred Lane, dramatix.
bullet "Bob the Hamster," Dave Taylor, dramatix.
bullet "The Prodigal's Song," music and book by John Pattison, dramatix.
bullet "The Parable of the Lost Daughter," Andy Lund, dramatix.
bullet "Prodigal Bus Boy," Glenn A. Hascall, dramatix.
bullet "Come Home, Son," Lucy Hawkins, dramatix.
bullet "My Father's Will," Eric Stapleton, dramatix.
bullet "Lifeboat," Trevor Fletcher, dramatix.
bulletGraphics & Bulletin Materials:
bullet Clip Art, Luke 15:6, Luke 15:9, Luke 15:20, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
bulletClip Art Images: Luke 15:1-10, Luke 15:1-10 #2, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
bulletClip Art Images: Luke 15:11-32, Luke 15:11-32 #2, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
bullet Luke 15:1-3, 11-32, Liturgical Drawing, Maria d.c. Zamora, Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use these for free.")
bullet Luke 15:11-32, Luke 15:1-32 at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Liberation emphasis.
bullet Clip Art: The Return of the Prodigal Son, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission Collection, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
bullet Stay Away, Party Animal, Fatted Calf, Calf Mockery, Sniffering, New Friend, Biased, Shaping Up, Fattened Donuts, Ill-Fated Friendship, A Prodigal Thanksgiving, Reverend Fun Cartoon, gospelcom.net. Check for printing permissions at right-hand side of destination page.
bulletHymns and Music:
bullet Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
bullet Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Luke 15:2, 6, 10, 17, 18, 20, 21, 24. The Cyber Hymnal.
bullet Hymnal Scripture References, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship.
bulletAt Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke files, projection text):
bullet Come, Ye Sinners
bulletFine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
bulletProdigal Son
bulletMovies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
bulletGrace
bulletProdigal
bulletRepentance
bulletForgiveness/Reconciliation
bulletRecognition
bulletEnvy/Jealousy
bullet Find Worship Resources & Suggested Other Readings for use with this text:
bullet Lent 4C
bullet Proper 19C/Ordinary 24C
bulletStudy Links and Resources for the Book of Luke