Comments on: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson #18

By: kf

kf — Tue, 12 May 2015 16:47:25 +0000

Great questions. I also like your idea about targeting cynicism in the way you mentioned. I am interested in any other thoughts you have as you ponder teaching the youth.

By: Kristine A

Kristine A — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 15:54:21 +0000

interesting, the title tells us who the MC of the story is; I like the new titles. Thanks, Julie.

By: Terry H

Terry H — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 11:55:10 +0000

Don’t forget Todd Compton’s article in Dialogue, “Heaven and Hell: The Parable of the Loving Father and the Judgmental Son”, pp. 31-44, Vol. 29, No. 4, Winter 1996. Slightly off point from what Julie describes above, but a great addition to any discussion of this parable.

By: chris

chris — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 02:35:15 +0000

The Power of the Atonement

By: Jim Wallmann

Jim Wallmann — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 01:36:16 +0000

Amy-Jill Levine (Short Stories by Jesus [2014]), tongue somewhat in cheek, likes “The Absent Mother.” I prefer “The Dysfunctional Family.” I was moved by Elder Nielson’s conference talk earlier this month when he told the story of his sister, but I think this parable is at least as much about families than it is about a lost child returning home.

By: stephenchardy

stephenchardy — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 21:50:26 +0000

Need we ask what you think of chapter and section headings Julie?

By: sba

sba — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 20:40:57 +0000

Great questions, Julie. I plan to share with my class the discussion of this story in Richards and O’Brien, Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes. They describe an experiment in which Americans and Russians were asked to read the passage and then recount it. Most of the Americans left the famine element out of their retellings, while most of the Russians included it, resulting in a flavor much more like “The Loving Father.”