The Prodigal Son
Instructions
Let's look at how the literary form of the story. See what new meanings may jump out about the point of the story.
IMPORTANT: Please read the Easy-To-Ready Version of the story from the Bible before doing this class.
Story Outline
Let's look at an outline of Luke 15
- Intro: Pharisees criticize Jesus for talking with sinners and tax collectors
- Parable 1: The Lost Sheep
- Parable 2: The Lost Coin
- Parable 3: The Lost Son
Exercise
A parable is a short story that tells a moral lesson. In the first two parables, Jesus explains the point of the story. In the third parable, he let's you decide what the point is. Write down what you think the point of the third parable is in one sentence.
Repeated Words
The word "lost" gets used a lot in the stories. How often can you find the word "lost" and "found"? What do you think this tells us about the meaning of the stories?