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The Misunderstood Jew
The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus
Amy-Jill Levine
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · November 20, 2007
Reading lane: Jewish Theology
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.
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Why This Clicks
Fraught Ground
A brisk, exacting look at a fraught Christian-Jewish intersection.
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- Jewish Jesus, squarely named
- rigorous theological framing
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- serious historical-theological argument
- clear, unsentimental prose
Book Details
- Authors
- Amy-Jill Levine
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- November 20, 2007
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Jewish Theology · Jewish History
- Reading lane
- Jewish Theology
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Publisher Categories
Ancient History
New Testament Interpretation
Biblical Reference
Catholicism
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Christian History
History of Religion
Inspirational Religion
Judaism
About This Book
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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