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Originally Posted by mizpeh
If you go back to live in your father's house, it is presupposed that there are rules (commandments) to abide by.
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And we can draw out presuppositions on a list a mile long.
It's a parable, though. We don't have license to do that. There is a point -- an intended point -- in the Story. I suspect our presuppositions are not really part of that. Especially presuppositions that are "imagined" into the story.
It may also be presupposed that the son had an older brother, who had the inheritance and the younger son was just jealous and bitter. He cashed out his small fortune and wasted it. We could also presuppose they all worshiped together (because most families did) and the son didn't care for worship anymore. He didn't see the point. He left home and did things his way. But he remembered those soft, and solemn times of worship and missed it and came back home. All presuppositions. We have to respect the parable and at least respect what the author (Luke) intended by quoting Jesus here.
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