{"product_id":"the-bible-with-and-without-jesus-participant-guide-how-jews-and-christians-read-the-same-stories-differently-9781791039523","title":"The Bible with and Without Jesus - Participant Guide: How Jews and Christians Read the Same Stories Differently","description":"\u003cb\u003eScholars show how Jews and Christians read the same texts differently.\u003c\/b\u003e This participant guide introduces the main text and further Scripture commentary and reflection questions. It, along with the leader guide and DVD, is everything needed for an engaging study for your small group. In this Bible study based on their book, \u003ci\u003eThe Bible With and Without Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e, esteemed Bible scholars and teachers Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler take readers on a guided tour of the most popular Hebrew Bible passages quoted in the New Testament to show what the texts meant in their original contexts and then how Jews and Christians, over time, understood those same texts. Passages include the creation of the world, the role of Adam and Eve, the Suffering Servant of Isaiah, the book of Jonah, and Psalm 22, whose words, \"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me,\" Jesus quotes as he dies on the cross. Comparing various interpretations - historical, literary, and theological - of each ancient text, Levine and Brettler offer deeper understandings of the original narratives and their many afterlives. They show how the text speaks to different generations under changed circumstances, illuminating the Bible's ongoing significance. By understanding the depth and variety by which these passages have been, and can be, understood, \u003ci\u003eThe Bible With and Without Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e does more than enhance our religious understandings; it helps us to see the Bible as a source of inspiration for any and all readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marc Zvi Brettler,Amy-Jill Levine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Abingdon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.25d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781791039523\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Marc Zvi Brettler (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmy-Jill Levine (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Marc Zvi Brettler \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47286526902429,"sku":"9781791039523","price":35.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_45c353a2-96d4-4b34-b5ed-5ba93c115a51.jpg?v=1760024679","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-bible-with-and-without-jesus-participant-guide-how-jews-and-christians-read-the-same-stories-differently-9781791039523","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}