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Podcast: Bible is Lit
Episode: Twin Stories-The Prodigal Son(s)
Description: Concluding our unit of Twin Stories and Sibling Rivalries, this episode covers one of the most famous stories of all time--"The Prodigal Son".
Topics Covered:
The importance of ordering and sequencing in Ancient Narratives
Jesus' reinterpretation of familiar stories
How repetition works in wisdom literature
Connections to Cain and Abel
Connections to Isaac and Ishmael
Connections to Jacob and Esau
Narrative inversion, narrative conversion
The Father as the main character
1 prodigal or 2 prodigals?
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