The Misunderstood Jew

The Misunderstood Jew

The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus
Amy-Jill Levine
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In the The Misunderstood Jew, scholar Amy-Jill Levine helps Christians and Jews understand the "Jewishness" of Jesus so that their appreciation of him deepens and a greater interfaith dialogue can take place. Levine's humor and informed truth-telling provokes honest conversation and debate about how Christians and Jews should understand Jesus, the New Testament, and each other.

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ChristianityReligionJudaismNew TestamentBiblical Criticism & Interpretation
Pages256
Released2009
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN9780061748110
SellerHarperCollins

About the author(s)

AMY-JILL LEVINE is University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies and Mary Jane Werthan Professor of Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt Divinity School and Department of Jewish Studies. She has also taught at Swarthmore College, Cambridge University, and the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. She is the author of many books, including The Misunderstood Jew and Short Stories by Jesus, and she is the co-editor of the Jewish Annotated New Testament. 

Reviews

Written for the general reading public, this is an outstanding addition to the literature of interfaith dialogue. — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Shows how frequently and disastrously inaccurate beliefs about Jesus and early Judaism produce distorted relationships in the present. — New York Times

“Passionate, witty, and compelling . . . Levine’s depth of knowledge and understanding are evident on every page. . . . There is much food for thought in this wonderful book.” — Biblical Interpretation

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