From the brand Popular IVP Academic Books Visit the Store Biblical Studies Visit the Store Commentaries Visit the Store Apologetics Visit the Store Philosophy Visit the Store Theology Visit the Store Arts & Humanities Visit the Store Science Visit the Store IVP Academic Series Visit the Store From the Publisher Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes The Cross & the Prodigal Jacob & the Prodigal The Good Shepherd Add to Cart Add to Cart Add to Cart Add to Cart Add to Cart Customer Reviews 4.8 out of 5 stars 1,839 4.6 out of 5 stars 325 4.8 out of 5 stars 217 4.8 out of 5 stars 150 4.8 out of 5 stars 211 Price $22.54$22.54 $28.00$28.00 $11.79$11.79 $15.30$15.30 $18.00$18.00 Date Published January 22, 2008 September 19, 2011 June 3, 2005 April 24, 2003 November 18, 2014 Awards 2012 Christianity Today Book Award winner Honored in 2006 as a “Year’s Best Book for Preachers” by Preaching magazine no data Logos Bookstores’ 2015 Best Book in Theology / Doctrine / Reference Subjects Christian History church history, cultural analysis, history, Jesus Biblical studies, New Testament, Paul New Testament, Luke, Jesus & the Gospels, religious studies, world religions, Islam Biblical studies, New Testament, Jesus & the Gospels Biblical studies, New Testament topics & issues, Old Testament, history of the Middle East Reading Level intermediate intermediate intermediate intermediate intermediate Description Ken Bailey leads you on a kaleidoscopic study of Jesus throughout the four Gospels, examining the life and ministry of Jesus. The work dispels the obscurity of Western interpretations with a stark vision of Jesus in his original context. In this groundbreaking study of Paul’s first epistle to the Corinthians, Kenneth Bailey examines the canonical letter through Paul’s Jewish socio-cultural and rhetorical background and through the Mediterranean context of its Corinthian recipients. Kenneth E. Bailey interprets the parable of the prodigal son from a Middle Eastern perspective. When we approach it with the correct cultural lens, Bailey argues, the parable’s true Christological character is revealed. Kenneth E. Bailey compares the Old Testament saga of Jacob and the New Testament parable of the prodigal son, offering a fresh view of how Jesus interpreted Israel’s past, his present, and their future. Kenneth Bailey traces the theme of the good shepherd from its origins in Psalm 23 through the prophets and into the New Testament, observing how it changed, developed and was applied by the biblical writers over a thousand-year span.