The Prodigal Soul: The Wisdom of the Ancient ParablesEveryone loves a good story, and this collection of ancient parables, allegories and other tales from around the time of Jesus is inspiring as well as entertaining. Few have been previously published in a form accessible to the general reader. Two of them, which almost certainly originated with Jesus, are not found in the canonical gospels. John Davidson shows how a universal spirituality is depicted in these ancient tales. As in The Gospel of Jesus, part of his purpose is to present the ancient teachings of early Christianity, previously inaccess-ible to all but a few specialists, in a form which is both clear and enjoyable. |
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Lost Sheep and the Prodigal Son | 7 |
The Good Samaritan | 17 |
The Talents | 26 |
The Wicked Husbandmen | 34 |
The Broken Jar | 40 |
The Powerful Man | 43 |
The Raising of Lazarus | 46 |
The Two Snakes | 75 |
The Three Farmers | 81 |
The Free Men the Debtors and the Slaves | 89 |
The Drunken Nobleman | 94 |
Judas Thomas Slave of Jesus | 98 |
Saint John and the Bedbugs | 122 |
The Radiant Birds on the Tree of Life | 144 |
Adam Gets a Letter | 175 |
Common terms and phrases
Acts Adam ancient apostle appear beautiful become begin birds body Book bring brother build called Christian comes continues creation creative darkness death described desire disciples divine early East eternal existence eyes Father fish Fisher garden garment give given Glory gnostic Gospel hand heard higher holy human inner Jesus John journey king later leaves letter light literature living look Lord lost Mandaean Manichaean Master material Matthew meaning merchant metaphor mind mystic nature never original palace parable passed path peace pearl physical Psalms pure reached realms received REFERENCES regions rest robe Saviour says seek sense sent serpent soul soul’s Source speak spiritual story symbolizes taken teachings things Thomas treasure Tree true understanding universe voice wealth Word writer
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Prodigal Soul: The Wisdom of the Ancient Parables Volume 3 of Origins Of Christianity |
| Author | John Davidson |
| Publisher | Clear Press Ltd, 2004 |
| ISBN | 1904555071, 9781904555070 |
| Length | 144 pages |
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