{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Evoking Penelope\u2019s Suitors, with Alex Loney: Luke 15:30","description":"When, in one of Jesus\u2019 most well-known parables, the \u201cprodigal son\u201d returns, his older brother feels wronged by the warm reception accorded by their father. The charges he lays against his younger brother may be even stronger than often realized if we perceive echoes of a key scene in Homer\u2019s&amp;nbsp;Odyssey. Dr. Alexander Loney&amp;nbsp;is Associate Professor of Classical Languages and the Coordinator of the&amp;nbsp;Classical Languages program&amp;nbsp;at Wheaton College. His publications include&amp;nbsp;The Ethics of Revenge and the Meanings of the Odyssey&amp;nbsp;and (co-editor)&amp;nbsp;The Oxford Handbook of Hesiod. He has contributed several episodes to our podcast.  Check out related programs at Wheaton College:  B.A. in Classical Languages (Greek, Latin, Hebrew): https:\/\/bit.ly\/4er2T9Y&amp;nbsp; M.A. in Biblical Exegesis:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/bit.ly\/4d1iSJD&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Exegetically Speaking","author_url":"http:\/\/exegeticallyspeaking.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41142345\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/41142345"}