Parable Of The Prodigal's Son From The King James Bible
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A Critique of the Parable of the Prodigal’s Son from the King James Bible
From the King James Bible, Jesus Christ is the speaker in “Parable of the Prodigal Son.” A parable is a simple story from which a moral or religious lesson can be drawn and are most commonly read within the New Testament. This parable is about a wealthy man and his two sons. The youngest son requests an early inheritance from his father with which he receives and goes on a journey. On that journey, the youngest son wastes all of the inheritance and pursues a career feeding pigs. In the meantime, a famine breaks out and the son begins to starve and his only food source is the food the pigs eat. After realizing he has nothing, the youngest son returns home to his father who is surprisingly forgiving and celebrates his return. When the oldest son returns home from work, he is furious to see that although the youngest son wasted money, a feast is still celebrated in his return. In the “Parable of the Prodigal Son” from the King James Bible there are certain questions critiquing the actions of the characters.
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Out of jealousy, the oldest son’s reaction to their father’s forgiveness makes him furious. The oldest son works hard every single day for his money out in a field while his younger brother is off spending his entire inheritance only to come home and be celebrated for his irresponsibility. “And he answering to his father, all, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gave at me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends.” (Luke 15: 29) Favoritism is inevitable when a family has more than one child. The father proceeds to tell the older son that it is his money and with it he will do what he
A Critique of the Parable of the Prodigal’s Son from the King James Bible
From the King James Bible, Jesus Christ is the speaker in “Parable of the Prodigal Son.” A parable is a simple story from which a moral or religious lesson can be drawn and are most commonly read within the New Testament. This parable is about a wealthy man and his two sons. The youngest son requests an early inheritance from his father with which he receives and goes on a journey. On that journey, the youngest son wastes all of the inheritance and pursues a career feeding pigs. In the meantime, a famine breaks out and the son begins to starve and his only food source is the food the pigs eat. After realizing he has nothing, the youngest son returns home to his father who is surprisingly forgiving and celebrates his return. When the oldest son returns home from work, he is furious to see that although the youngest son wasted money, a feast is still celebrated in his return. In the “Parable of the Prodigal Son” from the King James Bible there are certain questions critiquing the actions of the characters.
The first critique in “Parable of the Prodigal Son” from …show more content…
Out of jealousy, the oldest son’s reaction to their father’s forgiveness makes him furious. The oldest son works hard every single day for his money out in a field while his younger brother is off spending his entire inheritance only to come home and be celebrated for his irresponsibility. “And he answering to his father, all, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gave at me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends.” (Luke 15: 29) Favoritism is inevitable when a family has more than one child. The father proceeds to tell the older son that it is his money and with it he will do what he