A Parable of the Prodigal Son



A Parable of the Prodigal Son

Introduction

The Parable of the Prodigal Son" (Luke 15:11-32) has always appealed to the religious mind with its inherent fascination with kenoticism and monasticism.1 This motif became a permanent fixture in literature when the blank verse tale "Misery-Luckless-Plight" appeared in the mid-seventeenth century. Written anonymously, this work relates the story of a disobedient son who, failing to heed the thoughtful admonitions of his parents, stubbornly asserts his right to have things his own way.

Discussion

It's about whom the story revolves apparent; it is who weaves the three scenes of this, sin, repentance ...