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PART 1 Prodigal Son Parable - Dr. Ken Bailey

Kenneth E BaileyDr. Kenneth Bailey was a remarkable Christian teacher,

scholar, and writer who spent over 40 years in the Middle East growing up, then later teaching. This teaching serves as an overview of his book, Jacob and the Prodigal: How Jesus Retold Israel's Story. This is part 1. 

He relies on his research in the Middle East, including reading various translations of the New Testament from Middle Eastern Christian scholars. 

  • The Good Shepherd. InterVarsity Press, 2014. ISBN 978-0-8308-4063-2.
  • Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes. InterVarsity Press, 2011. ISBN 978-0-8308-3934-6.
  • Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes. InterVarsity Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-8308-2568-4.
  • Open Hearts in Bethlehem (A Christmas Musical) 2005.
  • God Is … Dialogues on the Nature of God. FFM, 2005.
  • The Cross and the Prodigal, InterVarsity, 2005. ISBN 978-0-8308-3281-1.
  • Jacob and the Prodigal: How Jesus Retold Israel’s Story, InterVarsity, 2003.
  • Finding the Lost: Cultural Keys to Luke 15, Concordia, 1992. ISBN 0-570-04563-0.
  • Poet and Peasant and Through Peasant Eyes, Eerdmans, 1980.