The Book of Luke: The Prodigal Son
Gianni Costanzo
Reese
Theology 1 113-12
5/16/18
The Book of Luke: The Prodigal Son
The Gospels teach many Christians today about the life and teachings of Jesus . It is a common belief that Luke wrote the third gospel and the Acts of the Apostles, but modern-day scholars believe that we cannot be positive about the identity of the author as there is no documented author in the book. Luke wrote his work while in Antioch, a city in Syria, for a Gentile audience. Luke was composed somewhere in between 80 and 90 C.E. Acts of the Apostles was written shortly after the gospel and was the second writing to a man named Theophilus. Luke is considered a maestro of using many different styles of …show more content…
First, he is over confident in himself, as he thinks that he knows better than his father and will be able to be better off on his own. Many sinners sin because they think that they do not need God’s guidance anymore which causes them to make sinful decisions. He was also being distrustful of the Father when he thinks he knows better than him. After he had left his father and brother, he became greedy and unfrugal with the money he got, which caused him to liquidate all of his funds. All of those examples prove that the son depicts a lost sinner. When he returns, he represents a repenting and sorrowful sinner, which is proven when he says “he has sinned and he is not worthy to be his son, but will be a hired worker”. The son’s initial reaction to get his money and leaves depicts a lost sinner, but after he realizes he needs help and is is in trouble he becomes a repenting and remorseful sinner.
The Prodigal Son can be closely related to a passage in Matthew 18. This comes from verses 12-14 and discusses a small parable about a lost sheep. The story states that if a shepherd has a hundred sheep, and he loses one, he will go out and search for the one missing sheep. If he finds the sheep, he will rejoice more over finding the one sheep than the other ninety-nine staying put in the first place. The shepherd, like the father in the Prodigal Son, depicts God because he rejoices that the sheep found his way back to him. This passage from Matthew is an example of a Gospel
Gianni Costanzo
Reese
Theology 1 113-12
5/16/18
The Book of Luke: The Prodigal Son
The Gospels teach many Christians today about the life and teachings of Jesus . It is a common belief that Luke wrote the third gospel and the Acts of the Apostles, but modern-day scholars believe that we cannot be positive about the identity of the author as there is no documented author in the book. Luke wrote his work while in Antioch, a city in Syria, for a Gentile audience. Luke was composed somewhere in between 80 and 90 C.E. Acts of the Apostles was written shortly after the gospel and was the second writing to a man named Theophilus. Luke is considered a maestro of using many different styles of …show more content…
First, he is over confident in himself, as he thinks that he knows better than his father and will be able to be better off on his own. Many sinners sin because they think that they do not need God’s guidance anymore which causes them to make sinful decisions. He was also being distrustful of the Father when he thinks he knows better than him. After he had left his father and brother, he became greedy and unfrugal with the money he got, which caused him to liquidate all of his funds. All of those examples prove that the son depicts a lost sinner. When he returns, he represents a repenting and sorrowful sinner, which is proven when he says “he has sinned and he is not worthy to be his son, but will be a hired worker”. The son’s initial reaction to get his money and leaves depicts a lost sinner, but after he realizes he needs help and is is in trouble he becomes a repenting and remorseful sinner.
The Prodigal Son can be closely related to a passage in Matthew 18. This comes from verses 12-14 and discusses a small parable about a lost sheep. The story states that if a shepherd has a hundred sheep, and he loses one, he will go out and search for the one missing sheep. If he finds the sheep, he will rejoice more over finding the one sheep than the other ninety-nine staying put in the first place. The shepherd, like the father in the Prodigal Son, depicts God because he rejoices that the sheep found his way back to him. This passage from Matthew is an example of a Gospel