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How is the Prodigal Son’s loving father portrayed in Luke 15?

March 27, 2025March 24, 2025

The Sunday gospel lectionary reading for Lent 4 in Year C is the parable of the prodigal son in Luke 15.1–3 and 11b–32, though it is perhaps as well called the parable of the loving father, or the parable of the father and the two sons. (The NT epistle is 2 Cor 5.16–21, Paul’s exposition …

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Is Jesus (un)like the Prodigal’s loving father in Luke 15? video conversation

March 24, 2022March 22, 2022

The Sunday gospel lectionary reading for Lent 4 in Year C is the parable of the prodigal son in Luke 15.1–3 and 11b–32, though it is perhaps as well called the parable of the loving father, or the parable of the father and the two sons. In the video below, James and Ian discuss the …

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Is Jesus (un)like the Prodigal’s loving father in Luke 15?

March 22, 2022March 21, 2022

The Sunday gospel lectionary reading for Lent 4 in Year C is the parable of the prodigal son in Luke 15.1–3 and 11b–32, though it is perhaps as well called the parable of the loving father, or the parable of the father and the two sons. I realise that many will be focussing on Mothering …

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Is Jesus’ ministry (un)like that of the prodigal’s father in Luke 15?

March 27, 2019March 25, 2019

This Sunday’s lectionary reading is the parable of the prodigal son in Luke 15, though it is perhaps as well called the parable of the loving father, or the parable of the father and the two sons. (I realise that many will be focussing on Mothering Sunday, but it would be a shame to miss …

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Ian Paul

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Associate Senior Research Fellow, Kirby Laing Centre for Public Theology; Associate Minister, St Nic's, Nottingham; Managing Editor, Grove Books; chair, Tyndale NT group; member of General Synod, formerly of Archbishops' Council. Mac user; chocoholic. Tweets at @psephizo

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The Practice of Evangelical Spirituality

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