And all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to Him, to hear Him. And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This one receives sinners and eats with them. And He spoke to them this parable, saying, What man of you having a …
The Prodigal Son Gems
This is one of the most well known parables in the New Testament. It is so familiar that we all think we know the details of the story and the reason why Jesus told the story. But do we? Most of us have never realised Jesus the Rabbi has included a hint [remez] in this story which points a totally different spin on it.
The majesty of this parable will only be disclosed to you after you have completed the first of the Deeper Bible 301 Sense Units.
Bible Gem 1030 – This Parable (Luke 15:1-3)
Unit One: And all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to Him, to hear Him. And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This one receives sinners and eats with them. And He spoke to them this parable, saying, Luke 15:1-3 Notice that …
Bible Gem 1031 – Picking the Patterns in the Parable (Luke 15:1-32)
And all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to Him, to hear Him. And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This one receives sinners and eats with them. And He spoke to them this parable, saying, Suppose one of you having a …
Bible Gem 1032 – Like a Movie Without an Ending (Luke 15:1-32)
And all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to Him, to hear Him. And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This one receives sinners and eats with them. And He spoke to them this parable, saying, Suppose one of you having a …
Bible Gem 1033 – Picking up on the Allusions (Luke 15:1-32)
And all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to Him, to hear Him. And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This one receives sinners and eats with them. And He spoke to them this parable, saying, Suppose one of you having a …
Bible Gem 1034 – Catching the Cultural Cues – like Going to the Movies in 3D (Luke 15:1-32)
And all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to Him, to hear Him. And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This one receives sinners and eats with them. And He spoke to them this parable, saying, Suppose one of you having a …
Bible Gem 1035 – The Lost Sheep (Luke 15:4-7)
Unit Two: “Suppose one of you had a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost until he finds it? And when …
Protected: Bible Gem 1035 – The Lost Sheep (Luke 15:4-7)
The password is provided to people who have completed the Deeper Bible level that relates to this passage.
Bible Gem 1036 – The Lost Coin – Having a Mummy’s Look (Luke 15:8-10)
Unit Three: Or what woman having ten drachmas, if she loses one drachma does not light a lamp and sweep the house, and look carefully until she finds it? And finding it, she calls together the friends and neighbours, saying, Rejoice with me, for I …
Bible Gem 1037 – The Lost Son: a New Look at a very Familiar Story (Luke 15:11-32)
Unit Four: And He said, A certain man had two sons. And the younger of them said to the father, Father give me that part of the property falling to me. And he divided the living to them. And not many days after, gathering up …