Parable of the Prodigal Son

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Christian scripture passage New Testament narrative biblical parable teaching of Jesus

The Parable of the Prodigal Son is a well-known New Testament story told by Jesus that illustrates themes of repentance, forgiveness, and the boundless mercy of a loving father toward his wayward son.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Parable of the Prodigal Son canonical	6
Parable of the Lost Son	2
Parable of the Loving Father	1
Parable of the Prodigal Son from the Gospel of Luke	1
Parable of the Two Sons	1
parable of the prodigal son	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian scripture passage ⓘ New Testament narrative ⓘ biblical parable ⓘ teaching of Jesus ⓘ
attributedToSpeaker	Jesus Christ ⓘ surface form: Jesus of Nazareth
belongsToTradition	Christianity ⓘ
emphasizes	joy in heaven over one sinner who repents ⓘ
hasAlternateName	Parable of the Prodigal Son ⓘ surface form: Parable of the Lost Son Parable of the Prodigal Son ⓘ surface form: Parable of the Loving Father Parable of the Prodigal Son ⓘ surface form: Parable of the Two Sons
hasCanonicalLocation	Gospel of Luke ⓘ
hasCanonicalReference	Luke 15:11–32 ⓘ
hasCharacter	father ⓘ older son ⓘ younger son ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn	Christian iconography ⓘ surface form: Christian art Christian hymnody ⓘ Christian preaching ⓘ Western literature ⓘ
hasLanguageOfComposition	Koine Greek ⓘ
hasLiteraryForm	didactic story ⓘ
hasNotableArtDepiction	The Return of the Prodigal Son ⓘ surface form: The Return of the Prodigal Son by Rembrandt
hasPlotElement	father orders a celebratory feast ⓘ father runs to meet returning son ⓘ older son resents the celebration ⓘ younger son asks for inheritance ⓘ younger son decides to return to his father ⓘ younger son experiences famine and poverty ⓘ younger son squanders wealth in a distant country ⓘ
hasPrimaryTheme	divine mercy ⓘ forgiveness ⓘ grace ⓘ joy over the repentant sinner ⓘ reconciliation ⓘ repentance ⓘ
hasSetting	household of a wealthy man ⓘ
isAddressedTo	Pharisees ⓘ surface form: Pharisees and scribes tax collectors and sinners ⓘ
isFrequentlyInterpretedAs	allegory of salvation ⓘ illustration of unconditional love ⓘ
isNarrativelyGroupedWith	Parable of the Lost Sheep ⓘ surface form: Parable of the Lost Coin Parable of the Lost Sheep ⓘ
isOftenReadInContextOf	Lenten season in many churches ⓘ
isPartOf	Luke 15 parables of lost things ⓘ
symbolizes	God as merciful father ⓘ self-righteous attitude of some religious people ⓘ sinner who repents ⓘ
teaches	God welcomes repentant sinners ⓘ forgiveness should be generous ⓘ restoration rather than mere tolerance ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Return of the Prodigal Son → depicts → Parable of the Prodigal Son ⓘ

Gospel of Luke → contains → Parable of the Prodigal Son ⓘ

Parable of the Prodigal Son → hasAlternateName → Parable of the Prodigal Son ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parable of the Lost Son

Parable of the Prodigal Son → hasAlternateName → Parable of the Prodigal Son ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parable of the Two Sons

Parable of the Prodigal Son → hasAlternateName → Parable of the Prodigal Son ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parable of the Loving Father

Rembrandt and Saskia in the Parable of the Prodigal Son → depicts → Parable of the Prodigal Son ⓘ

this entity surface form: parable of the prodigal son

Rembrandt and Saskia in the Parable of the Prodigal Son → basedOn → Parable of the Prodigal Son ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parable of the Prodigal Son from the Gospel of Luke

Dives in Misericordia → biblicalInspiration → Parable of the Prodigal Son ⓘ

Parable of the Lost Sheep → groupedWith → Parable of the Prodigal Son ⓘ

Sunday of the Prodigal Son → basedOnBiblicalText → Parable of the Prodigal Son ⓘ

The Prodigal Son in the Tavern → basedOn → Parable of the Prodigal Son ⓘ

Lotus Sūtra → importantChapter → Parable of the Prodigal Son ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parable of the Lost Son