Short Stories by Jesus

Amy-Jill Levine

Short Stories by Jesus

Rs. 699.00

Description

The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi

In this wise, entertaining, and educational book, Amy-Jill Levine offers a fresh, timely reinterpretation of Jesus’ narratives. In Short Stories by Jesus, she analyzes these “problems with parables,” taking readers back in time to understand how their original Jewish audience understood them. Levine reveals the parables’ connections to first-century economic and agricultural life, social customs and morality, Jewish scriptures and Roman culture. With this revitalized understanding, she interprets these moving stories for the contemporary reader, showing how the parables are not just about Jesus, but are also about us—and when read rightly, still challenge and provoke us two thousand years later.

About this book
Publisher
Harper Collins
ISBN / product code
9780061561030
Dimensions
1.2 x 7.9 x 5.3 cm
Printed pages
352
Format
Paperback
Year of publication
2015

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