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Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi by Amy-Jill Levine (Paperback, 2015)
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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 readers. 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 often allowed anti-Semitism and misogyny to color their perspectives. In this wise, entertaining, and educational book, Amy-Jill Levine offers a fresh, timely reinterpretation of Jesus' narratives. In Short Stories by Jesus, she analyzes these problems with parables, taking readers back in time to understand how their original Jewish audience understood them. Levine reveals the parables' connections to first-century economic and agricultural life, social customs and morality, Jewish scriptures and Roman culture. With this revitalized understanding, she interprets these moving stories for the contemporary reader, showing how the parables are not just about Jesus, but are also about us-and when read rightly, still challenge and provoke us two thousand years later.Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins INC International Concepts
ISBN-139780061561030
eBay Product ID (ePID)223144748
Product Key Features
Publication Year2015
TopicChristianity
Book TitleShort Stories by Jesus: the Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
AuthorAmy-Jill Levine
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height203 mm
Item Weight270 g
Item Width135 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorAmy-Jill Levine
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- 23 Sep, 2020
Quite good - could have been better.
The author spends too long discussing all the ideas she disagrees with and not enough pages on what she thinks is the right interpretation.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 23 Sep, 2020
new insights into familiar parables
Excellent book with new insights into Jesus familiar stories and parables. Worth reading.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
