Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi
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Book Overview The renowned biblical scholar, author of The Misunderstood Jew, and general editor for The Jewish Annotated New Testament interweaves his...
The renowned biblical scholar, author of The Misunderstood Jew, and general editor for The Jewish Annotated New Testament interweaves history, spiritual analysis, and masterful biblical scholarship 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, a crucial insight for modern Christian-Jewish relations.
In this wise, entertaining, and educational book, Amy-Jill Levine offers a fresh, timely reinterpretation of Jesus' narratives. In Short Stories by Jesus, a powerful work of New Testament analysis, 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.
This brilliant exploration of the historical Jesus reveals the parables in their original context:
- First-Century Jewish Context: Go back in time to see how the parables were originally understood by Jewish listeners, revealing connections to their economic life, social customs, and morality.
- Challenging Misinterpretations: Uncover how traditional readings have been colored by centuries of anti-Semitism and misogyny, and discover what the stories meant before they were domesticated.
- Parables of Jesus: Explore Jesus's most famous narratives--from the Good Samaritan to the Prodigal Son--through a new lens that makes them lively and relevant for modern readers.
- Provocative Spiritual Analysis: Find out why these ancient stories are not just about Jesus, but about us, and how, when read rightly, they still have the power to challenge and provoke two thousand years later.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 352 | Language: English | Publisher: HARPER ONE | ISBN: 0061561037
FormatPaperback
Pages352
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0061561037
EAN9780061561030
PublisherHARPER ONE
Publication Date1970-01-01
EditionAnnotated
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.6 Pounds
Length7.8 Inches
Width5.3 Inches
Height0.7 Inches
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