The Prodigal Son or the Lost Son on the whole is the best known parables of Jesus of Nazareth. The story is there in the New Testament of The Bible, where it is the third and final component of a trilogy.
It is straight away preceded by the Parable of the Lost Sheep as well as by the Parable of the lost coin. The Prodigal Son refers to the son who comes back home after losing all his wealth and the expression was also used extensively to mean a son or other dependent who does not full fill expectations.
Even though the story is customarily known as "The Prodigal Son", this heading is not there in the gospel, and a number of commentators have debated that it would be better called "The Lost Son".
It is straight away preceded by the Parable of the Lost Sheep as well as by the Parable of the lost coin. The Prodigal Son refers to the son who comes back home after losing all his wealth and the expression was also used extensively to mean a son or other dependent who does not full fill expectations.
Even though the story is customarily known as "The Prodigal Son", this heading is not there in the gospel, and a number of commentators have debated that it would be better called "The Lost Son".
