{"product_id":"entering-the-passion-of-jesus-a-beginners-guide-to-holy-week-9781501869556","title":"Entering the Passion of Jesus: A Beginner's Guide to Holy Week","description":"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 risked everything when they left behind their homes, or anointed him with costly perfume. We take risks as we read and re-read these stories, finding new meanings and new challenges. In \u003ci\u003eEntering the Passion of Jesus: A Beginner's Guide to Holy Week\u003c\/i\u003e, author, professor, and biblical scholar Amy-Jill Levine explores the biblical texts surrounding the Passion story. She shows us how the text raises ethical and spiritual questions for the reader, and how we all face risk in our Christian experience. \u003ci\u003eEntering the Passion\u003c\/i\u003e of Jesus provides a rich and challenging learning experience for small groups and individual readers alike. The book is part of a larger six-week study that is perfect for Lent and includes a DVD, and a comprehensive Leader Guide. The book's six chapters include: Jerusalem: Risking Reputation The Temple: Risking Righteous Anger Teachings: Risking Challenge The First Dinner: Risking Rejection The Last Supper: Risking the Loss of Friends Gethsemane: Risking Temptation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amy-Jill Levine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Abingdon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/18\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501869556\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLevine, Amy-Jill:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Amy-Jill Levine (\"AJ\") is Rabbi Stanley M. Kessler Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at Hartford International University for Religion and Peace and University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies Emerita, Mary Jane Werthan Professor of Jewish Studies Emerita, and Professor of New Testament Studies Emerita at Vanderbilt University. An internationally renowned scholar and teacher, she is the author of numerous books including \u003ci\u003eThe Difficult Words of Jesus: A Beginner's Guide to His Most Perplexing Teachings\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShort Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEntering the Passion of Jesus: A Beginner's Guide to Holy Week\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLight of the World: A Beginner's Guide to Advent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSermon on the Mount: A Beginner's Guide to the Kingdom of Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSigns and Wonders: A Beginner's Guide to the Miracles of Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the coeditor of the \u003ci\u003eJewish Annotated New Testament\u003c\/i\u003e. AJ is the first Jew to teach New Testament at Rome's Pontifical Biblical Institute. In 2021 she was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. AJ describes herself as an unorthodox member of an Orthodox synagogue and a Yankee Jewish feminist who until 2021 taught New Testament in a Christian divinity school in the buckle of the Bible Belt.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Amy-Jill Levine \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47659109056669,"sku":"9781501869556","price":29.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_3744bf8d-a84a-43ca-bcdc-9f5ce8b586fc.jpg?v=1771350311","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/entering-the-passion-of-jesus-a-beginners-guide-to-holy-week-9781501869556","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}