tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14900114.post1478399035155237017..comments2024-03-20T10:47:46.434-07:00Comments on Annotated Skeptic's Annotated Bible: Take now thy son, thine only son (Luke 15 and a look at parables)Bruckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08445755788968924719noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14900114.post-57731248979644242602014-03-24T19:29:38.081-07:002014-03-24T19:29:38.081-07:00I'd contend that one of the main points of thi...I'd contend that one of the main points of this parable is to illustrate how the Pharisees have been reacting to Jesus, and the way he has been welcoming disreputable people into his company.<br /><br />The parables of the Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin both end with a celebration of what had been lost, now being found. This parable goes beyond there, and tells the story of one who never marauder34https://www.blogger.com/profile/00651154474169358422noreply@blogger.com