Israel, the community to which Jesus belonged, took its name from their patriarch Jacob.
Drawing on a lifetime.
He unpacks similarities freighted with theological significance and differences that often reveal Jesus\' particular purposes.
Bailey compares the Old Testament saga and the New Testament parable.
In this work, Kenneth E.
In the well-known tale of the prodigal son, Jesus reshaped the Story in his own way and for his own purposes.
His Story of exile and return was their Story as well.
Israel, the community to which Jesus belonged, took its name from their patriarch Jacob