Amy Jill Levine: 13 books
Short Stories by Jesus
The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2014
The renowned biblical scholar, author of The Misunderstood Jew, and general editor for The Jewish Annotated New Testament interweaves history and spiritual analysis to explore Jesus’ most popular teaching parables, exposing their misinterpretations and making them lively and relevant for modern...
The Misunderstood Jew
The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
In the The Misunderstood Jew, scholar Amy-Jill Levine helps Christians and Jews understand the "Jewishness" of Jesus so that their appreciation of him deepens and a greater interfaith dialogue can take place. Levine's humor and informed truth-telling provokes honest conversation and debate about how Christians and Jews should understand Jesus, the New Testament, and each other.
The Meaning of the Bible
What the Jewish Scriptures and Christian Old Testament Can Teach Us
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2011
In The Meaning of the Bible: What the Jewish Scriptures and Christian Old Testament Can Teach Us, preeminent biblical scholars Douglas A. Knight and Amy-Jill Levine deliver a broad and engaging introduction to the Old Testament—also known as the Tanakh or Hebrew Bible—offering a wealth of compelling...
by Amy-Jill Levine
Language: Spanish
Release Date: April 19, 2016
Language: Spanish
Release Date: April 19, 2016
Jesús era un ingenioso narrador y un maestro intuitivo que usaba imágenes de la vida cotidiana para suscitar el interés el su mensaje sobre el reino de Dios. Pero la vida en Galilea y Judea en el siglo I era muy diferente a la nuestra, y numerosas interpretaciones tradicionales de los relatos contados...
Writing Religion
The Case for the Critical Study of Religion
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2015
In 2002, the University of Alabama's Department of Religious Studies established the annual Aronov Lecture Series to showcase the works of nationally recognized scholars of religion capable of reflecting on issues of wide relevance to scholars from across the humanities and social sciences. Writing...
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Entering the Passion of Jesus [Large Print]
A Beginner's Guide to Holy Week
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2018
Jesus’ final days were full of risk. Every move he made was filled with anticipation, danger, and the potential for great loss or great reward.
Jesus risked his reputation when he entered Jerusalem in a victory parade. He risked his life when he dared to teach in the Temple. His followers...
Short Stories by Jesus Participant Guide
The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
Jesus was a skilled storyteller and perceptive teacher who used parables from everyday life to effectively convey his message and meaning. Life in first-century Palestine was very different from our world today, and many traditional interpretations of Jesus' stories ignore this disparity and have...
Short Stories by Jesus Leader Guide
The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
Jesus was a skilled storyteller and perceptive teacher who used parables from everyday life to effectively convey his message and meaning. Life in first-century Palestine was very different from our world today, and many traditional interpretations of Jesus' stories ignore this disparity and have...
Entering the Passion of Jesus Leader Guide
A Beginner's Guide to Holy Week
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2018
Jesus’ final days were full of risk. Every move he made was filled with anticipation, danger, and the potential for great loss or great reward.
Jesus risked his reputation when he entered Jerusalem in a victory parade. He risked his life when he dared to teach in the Temple. His followers...
The New Testament
Methods and Meanings
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013
In this concise, accessible book, Warren Carter and A.J. Levine introduce three aspects of New Testament study: the world of the text (plots, characters, setting, and themes), the world behind the text (the concerns, circumstances, and experiences of the early Christian communities), and the world...
Post-Holocaust Jewish–Christian Dialogue
After the Flood, before the Rainbow
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2014
This volume sheds light on the transformed post-Holocaust relationship between Catholics and Jews. Once implacable theological foes, the two traditions have travelled a great distance in coming to view the other with respect and dignity. Responding to the horrors of Auschwitz, the Catholic Church...
by Howard Clark Kee, Eric M. Meyers, John Rogerson
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2007
The Cambridge Companion to the Bible, 2nd edition provides in-depth data and analysis of the production and reception of the canonical writings of the Hebrew Bible and New Testament, and also of the apocryphal works produced by Jewish and Christian writers. Unique among single-volume introductions,...
by Michael Azar, R. Alan Culpepper, Marcia Kupfer
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2018
The Fourth Gospel is at the same time a sublime work that has inspired and enriched the faith of countless Christians and a problematic text that has provided potent anti-Jewish imagery exploited in anti-Jewish and anti-Semitic discourse over the course of two millennia. The Fourth Gospel contains...