{"product_id":"witness-at-the-cross-a-beginners-guide-to-holy-friday-9781791021122","title":"Witness at the Cross: A Beginner's Guide to Holy Friday","description":"\u003cb\u003ePlace yourself as a witness of the cross and determine what your own testimony will be!\u003c\/b\u003e Experience Holy Friday from the perspective of those who watched Jesus die: Mary his mother; the Beloved Disciple from the Gospel of John; Mary Magdalene and the other women from Galilee; the two men, usually identified as thieves, crucified with Jesus; the centurion and the soldiers; Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus. Jews and Romans, friends and strangers, the powerful and the powerless, the hopeful and the despairing. The story of Jesus's death is not something we just read: we think about it, and we experience it; we hear the taunts of the soldiers, the priests, and the passersby even as we hear the famous \"seven last words\" from the cross. In \u003ci\u003eWitness at the Cross\u003c\/i\u003e, Amy-Jill Levine shows how the people at the cross each have distinct roles to play. Each Evangelist presents a distinct picture of the death of Jesus. Each portrays different individuals and groups of people at the cross, each offers different images and dialogues, and so from each, we learn how those meanings and messages cross the centuries to any who would come to the cross today. Each Gospel has its own story to tell, all the witnesses have their own memories, and every reader comes away with a new insight. The witnesses at the Crucifixion watch Jesus die, and we watch with them, and we watch them. And we come away transformed. Additional components are available for a six-week study include a DVD featuring Dr. Levine and a comprehensive Leader Guide.\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\/28\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\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 5.50w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781791021122\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":47674887504029,"sku":"9781791021122","price":37.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_9691d385-a2e0-4796-830c-3a1094bbe62f.jpg?v=1771915616","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/witness-at-the-cross-a-beginners-guide-to-holy-friday-9781791021122","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}