The Misunderstood Jew
The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · November 20, 2007
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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- Who it’s for
- A brisk, exacting look at a fraught Christian-Jewish intersection.
- Genres
- Jesus, Gospels & Acts, Judaism, Comparative Religion
- Published
- HarperCollins, November 20, 2007
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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.
Fraught Ground
A brisk, exacting look at a fraught Christian-Jewish intersection.
Come here for
- Jewish Jesus, squarely named
- rigorous theological framing
Expect
- serious historical-theological argument
- clear, unsentimental prose
Where it sits
| Jesus, Gospels & Acts | 78% |
|---|---|
| Comparative Religion | 47% |
| Judaism | 31% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Ancient History
- New Testament Interpretation
- Biblical Reference
- Catholicism
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- Christian History
- History of Religion
- Inspirational Religion
- Judaism
- Authors
- Amy-Jill Levine
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- November 20, 2007
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Ancient History