The Tale of Two Sons

The novelist Charles Dickens called the parable of the prodigal son the greatest short story ever written. You may have known the story since your earliest Sunday school days. But even though this parable is widely known . . . and, frankly, a pretty simple narrative . . . it’s one of the most misunderstood passages in the Bible. How can that be—what’s to misunderstand? Well, for starters, it’s not just a story about one son . . . it’s really. . . The Tale of Two Sons.

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