Difficult Words of Jesus Leader Guide, The: A Beginner's Guide to His Most Perpl

Description: Difficult Words of Jesus Leader Guide, The by Amy-Jill Levine Examine the most difficult teachings of Jesus with Dr. Amy-Jill Levine. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Examine the most difficult teachings of Jesus with Dr. Amy-Jill Levine. Jesus provided his disciples teachings for how to follow Torah, Gods word; he told them parables to help them discern questions of ethics and of human nature; he offered them beatitudes for comfort and encouragement. But sometimes Jesus spoke words that followers then and now have found difficult. He instructs disciples to hate members of their own families (Luke 14:26), to act as if they were slaves (Matthew 20:27), and to sell their belongings and give to the poor (Luke 18:22). He restricts his mission (Matthew 10:6); he speaks of damnation (Matthew 8:12); he calls Jews the devils children (John 8:44). In The Difficult Words of Jesus, Amy-Jill Levine shows how these difficult teachings would have sounded to the people who first heard them, how have they been understood over time, and how we might interpret them in the context of the Gospel of love and reconciliation. The Leader Guide includes session outline for each group meeting with Scripture, prayer, opening activity, discussion questions, activity, and ending call to action. Author Biography 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 The Difficult Words of Jesus: A Beginners Guide to His Most Perplexing Teachings, Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi, Entering the Passion of Jesus: A Beginners Guide to Holy Week, Light of the World: A Beginners Guide to Advent, Sermon on the Mount: A Beginners Guide to the Kingdom of Heaven, and Signs and Wonders: A Beginners Guide to the Miracles of Jesus. She is also the coeditor of the Jewish Annotated New Testament. AJ is the first Jew to teach New Testament at Romes 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. Long Description Jesus provided his disciples teachings for how to follow Torah, Gods word; he told them parables to help them discern questions of ethics and of human nature; he offered them beatitudes for comfort and encouragement. But sometimes Jesus spoke words that followers then and now have found difficult. He instructs disciples to hate members of their own families (Luke 14:26), to act as if they were slaves (Matthew 20:27), and to sell their belongings and give to the poor (Luke 18:22). He restricts his mission (Matthew 10:6); he speaks of damnation (Matthew 8:12); he calls Jews the devils children (John 8:44). In The Difficult Words of Jesus, Amy-Jill Levine shows how these difficult teachings would have sounded to the people who first heard them, how have they been understood over time, and how we might interpret them in the context of the Gospel of love and reconciliation. The Leader Guide includes session outline for each group meeting with Scripture, prayer, opening activity, discussion questions, activity, and ending call to action. Promotional "Headline" Examine the most difficult teachings of Jesus with Dr. Amy-Jill Levine. Details ISBN1791007597 Author Amy-Jill Levine Short Title The Difficult Words of Jesus Leader Guide Pages 64 Publisher Abingdon Press Series The Difficult Words of Jesus Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1791007597 ISBN-13 9781791007591 Format Paperback Publication Date 2021-08-03 Subtitle A Beginners Guide to His Most Perplexing Teachings Imprint Abingdon Press Place of Publication Nashville, Tennessee Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2021-08-03 NZ Release Date 2021-08-03 US Release Date 2021-08-03 UK Release Date 2021-08-03 DEWEY 232.954 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:132337459;

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