Parable of the Prodigal Son

Father Wikipedia defines the word prodigal as “wastefully extravagant” while, Merriam-Webster gives us the following definitions of the word: 1. carelessly and foolishly spending… 2. profuse or wasteful expenditure: lavish 3. recklessly spendthrift 4. yielding abundantly: luxuriant The “Parable of the Prodigal” is one of the best loved parables of Jesus and is found in the Gospel of Luke 15:11-32. Most people know this as the story of the Prodigal Son or the Lost Son who foolishly wasted…

appearance of the prodigal son, who is shown repenting to his father, who appears in a red cape. The prodigal son is a parable that Jesus used to teach others on the importance of repenting our sins in order to have forgiveness. In the painting, the two figures stand in the light and their clothes can show the richness of the father and the ragged and poor clothing of the son. In the background of this painting, there are several other figures standing around to witness the repentance of the son…

and finally the unity of the prodigal son with his father. In the following verses, Jesus presents three parables to help the Pharisees and scribes understand the relationship He has with sinners. Jesus is speaking with two groups: The tax collector and sinner, and the Pharisees and Scribes, who had a problem with how he related to sinful people. He gives three different parables about seeking what is lost because what is lost seems to be very important. In these parables, Jesus tells us about…

inner temple of goodness and compassion is displayed in ‘The parable of the prodigal son’ (Luke 15:11-32) by the forgiving of wrongs. A man has two sons, one of which he gave early inheritance to, this boy then went off and spent all the money, returning poor knowing he had wronged his father. On his return the he says to his father “Father I have sinned against God and have done wrong to you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son” to this the father replies by demanding his servants to…

and Rosemary Deen, “The Prodigal Son” by Aesop and “Stockings” by Tim O’brien. Making connections to each piece, the goal is to reference one another on a common theme. In the short story text, “Beat Not the Poor Desk” by Marie Ponsot and Rosemary Deen, we learn how in every parable one character holds authority. According to these women, “That character has authority because of where he stands.” The explanation here is that, without conflict there would be no parable, and in order to…

The word “prodigal” originates from Latin roots that together mean “to drive forth.” It signifies the quality of one that drives forth his/her money by spending with reckless abandon, which is present in the Biblical parable the ”Prodigal Son.” A father has two sons, the younger desperately impatient to receive his inheritance. So, the prodigal son demands of his father to receive his inheritance before he passes away. In other words, the son diminishes the tragedy of his father’s eventual…

"Zack'd been in Sunday School himself long enough to be able to quote from the parable of the prodigal son on appropriate occasions, and the first twenty-two or so times he did it, he really convinced us when he said he was "no longer worthy to be called thy son."" (4) The moral behind "The Parable of the Prodigal Son" is forgiveness and Zachary knew how important religion was to his family and since he was the only son, he used against them to forget his mistakes. Both characters were able to…

After reading this parable I found an article called “The Parable of the Prodigal Son in Christianity and Buddhism” by Ernest Valea. I focused mostly on the Christianity aspect but it had some good major ideas about what exactly the parable is saying to us as Christians or in my case a Catholics. Valea tells us that the parable shows that God in Christianity has certain expectations about us as sinners. That we have the chance to return to our father no matter how far we stray away from the path…

relationship. One needs to surpass the past, in order to learn and move on. In reality, it is hard to forgive and forget, but learning from mistakes aids to the healing, the healing that leads to forgiveness coming from the heart. In “The Charmer”, the son Zackery seeks forgiveness from his parents for his reckless actions as an adoescent. Similarily, in the “The Leaving”, the mother seeks forgiveness for herself and her children. The mother realizes that it is time to fix her mistakes and…

"Sonny's Blues" and the Prodigal Son parable in the Bible. Both stories have an older brother who is on the straight and narrow path and the younger brother who is wayward. "Like the younger brother in the Prodigal Son parable, Sonny is lost; and Sonny's older brother, like his self-righteous counterpart in the New Testament story, has little sympathy or concern for his wayward brother's situation"(Tackach 112). The author paralleling "Sonny's Blues" with the Prodigal Son parable from the bible…