The Misunderstood Jew

Amy-Jill Levine

Harpercollins

The Jewish Annotated New Testament

Marc Z. Brettler

Oxford University Press

“A child plants a mustard seed in an empty garden. It is an itty-bitty seed. It isn’t anything very special—yet.”
 Discover the surprising potential of one small seed in The Marvelous Mustard Seed. Based on Jesus’ parable of the Mustard Seed, this inspiring children’s book shows young readers that one tiny seed—just like one small child—carries a world of potential. The Marvelous Mustard Seed features ethnically diverse characters, and it is ideal for children ages 4-8. A special note for parents and teachers is included.

The Marvelous Mustard Seed

Sandy Eisenberg Sasso

Religion & Spirituality

Flyaway Books

In this diverse collection the contributors utilize a variety of approaches to explore topics such as the construction of Christian identity, the Christian martyr, heterodoxy and orthodoxy, conjugal ethics and apostolic homewreckers, trials and temptations, the rhetoric of the body, asceticism, and eroticism.

A Feminist Companion to the New Testament Apocrypha (Feminist Companion to the New Testament and Early Chritian Writings)

Reference

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

Pilgrim Press, The

Jesus for Everyone: Not Just Christians

Christian Books & Bibles

HarperCollins and Blackstone Publishing

Women Like This: New Perspectives on Jewish Women in the Greco-Roman World (Early Judaism and Its Literature)

History

Ancient Civilizations

Society of Biblical Literature

Six audiocassettes and 75 page course guidebook.

The Old Testament (The Great Courses) Part 1 & 2

The Teaching Company

The Great Courses-the Old Testament, Part 1 & 2

The Old Testament is cited on the floor of the Senate and from the bench in the courtroom. Contemporary politics is inextricably intertwined with it, from conflict in the Middle East to the claim by many in the United States that a return to "biblical values" is warranted. It influenced the Pilgrims to leave England in the 17th century; it inspired the founders of the new republic in the 18th; it roused both slaves and abolitionists to seek a new Moses and sponsor a new Exodus in the 19th and the Jews to establish a homeland in the 20th. Professor Levine's commentary thoughtfully explores selected passages from the texts called the Old Testament, the Hebrew Bible, and the Tanakh. She provides clear examples of how various approaches to biblical research and interpretation can enrich your understanding of this inexhaustibly fruitful and powerful text. Of course, 24 lectures cannot hope to cover the Old Testament in its entirety. The method of the course is to discuss especially interesting or prominent passages from a cross-section of all the genres the Old Testament contains, using each passage as an example of how to apply a particular method of interpretation to the Bible. Even if you know the Old Testament well, you will find it enlightening to hear Professor Levine discuss how it appears against the larger background of the ancient Near East as revealed by research in archaeology, cross-cultural studies, and comparative religion.

The Old Testament

Great Figures of the New Testament

Improve your biblical literacy with these 24 insightful lectures about the cast of vivid characters in the New Testament. From the well-known figures of Jesus, John the Baptist, and the disciples to important but lesser known figures, such as the Syro-Phoenician woman who must turn Jesus's own words back on him to gain the healing of her daughter, Professor Levine paints vivid portraits of Christianity's founding generation. You'll learn about such figures as: The elderly couple Elizabeth and Zechariah and their son, John the Baptist; Jesus's friends, the contemplative Mary and the vocal Martha, as well as their brother, Lazarus; The apostles Peter and Thomas, James and John, and Judas Iscariot; Mary Magdalene, who becomes known as the apostle to the apostles; Paul the apostle, as presented in Acts of the Apostles and what can be determined about him from his letters; A number of strong and interesting women, including the unnamed Samaritan and a repentant sinner who anoints Jesus; Jesus's interlocutors, including the centurion with a paralyzed son and the desperate Canaanite mother with a demon-possessed daughter. Rather than promoting any particular religious worldview, this course seeks to read the ancient texts anew to discover what they really say and how they were interpreted by both the secular culture and the faithful church.

2002. 12 Audio CD's, + 2 Course Guidebooks in 2 clamshell cases. Parts 1 & 2 / 24 Lectures/30 minutes per lecture. Taught by Professor Amy-Jill Levine.

Great Figures of the Old Testament : Parts 1 & 2, Includes 12 Audio CD's and 2 Course Guidebooks (The Great Courses : Religion)

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