It is the subject of a painting by Batoni and an essay by Gide, and is usua
It is the subject of a painting by Batoni and an essay by Gide, and is usually read during Lent, just before Easter. Found exclusively in Luke 15, it tells the story of a merciful father with two sons, one who squanders all of his possessions and one who is overcome with jealousy after his father's forgiveness of the first. FTP, name this parable which Jesus tells right after the parables of the Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin, and which may use a term for wasteful extravagance.
It is the subject of a painting by Batoni and an essay by Gide, and is usually read during Lent, just before Easter.
Parable of the {Lost Son} or {Prodigal Son}