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Index
Introduction
The Parable
ONE The People Around Jesus: “All gathering around to hear him.”
Two Kinds of People
Why People Like Jesus but Not the Church
TWO The Two Lost Sons: “There was a man who had two sons.”
The Lost Younger Brother
The Younger Brother’s Plan
The Lost Elder Brother
THREE Redefining Sin: “All these years I’ve been slaving for you.”
Two Ways to Find Happiness
Two Lost Sons
A Deeper Understanding of Sin
Both Wrong; Both Loved
FOUR Redefining Lostness: “ The older brother became angry and refused to go in.”
Anger and Superiority
Slavishness and Emptiness
Who Needs to Know This?
FIVE The True Elder Brother: “My son, everything I have is yours.”
What We Need
Who We Need
SIX Redefining Hope: “He set off for a far country.”
Our Longing for Home
The Difficulty of Return
The Feast at the End of History
SEVEN The Feast of the Father: “He heard music and dancing.”
Salvation Is Experiential
Salvation Is Material
Salvation Is Individual
Salvation Is Communal
Babette’s Feast
Acknowledgments
Notes
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