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Join us today for an enlightening conversation with our distinguished guests, Marc Brettler and Amy-Jill Levine (“AJ”), authors of The Jewish Annotated New Testament. They delve into a wealth of knowledge spanning Rabbinic literature, the Hebrew language, religious traditions, the New Testament, and the complexities of antisemitism. Press play to uncover: Insights into Rabbinic literature and its pivotal role in Jewish identity formation, bridging the gap between the Old and New Testaments The linguistic influences shaping the Hebrew language and its evolution over time Diverse perspectives among Jewish communities regarding the New Testament and its significance Examinations of antisemitic interpretations within Christian teachings and sermons   Marc Brettler is a member of the American Academy for Jewish Research and the Council of the Society of Biblical Literature and is the Bernice and Morton Lerner Professor of Jewish Studies in the Department of Religious Studies at Duke University. The Dora Golding Professor of Biblical Studies Emeritus and former chair of the Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies at Brandeis University, he has also taught at Yale University, Brown University, Wellesley College, and Middlebury College. (See full biography here: Marc Zvi Brettler | Religious Studies (duke.edu.) Amy-Jill Levine (“AJ”) is the Rabbi Stanley M. Kessler Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at Hartford International University for Religion and Peace. (See full biography here: Amy-Jill Levine | Hartford International University.) Don't miss this engaging discussion with two leading voices in religious studies. Tune in now and find Brettler's and Levine's book, The Jewish Annotated New Testament. Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/38oMlMr

The "Best of" First Reading Easter Series We reach deep into vault once again this week, to pull out the treasure of our 2019 conversation with Dr. Marc Zvi Brettler, one of the leading scholars in the field of Hebrew Bible. He is Bernice and Morton Lerner Distinguished Professor in Judaic Studies at Duke University; and Professor Emeritus and former chair of the Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies at Brandeis University. He has also taught at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Yale University, Brown University, Wellesley College, and Middlebury College. He is actively involved in many aspects of Jewish communal life, and has served on the board of Boston's Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center and Gann Academy—the New Jewish High School. Dr. Brettler is known for helping to build meaningful bridges between Jewish religious life and modern critical scholarship of the Hebrew Bible. He is co-editor of the Jewish Study Bible, which won a National Jewish Book Award. We think this volume should be on every pastor's bookshelf, and consulted often, along with another of Dr. Brettler's editorial projects, the Jewish Annotated New Testament. For Christian leaders interested in the shared Scriptures of Judaism and Christianity, these books are must haves. Dr. Brettler has published a slew of other books, both academic and popular. He is a clear and accessible communicator, as you will experience in this week's First Reading episode. Finally, be sure to visit theTorah.com, which Dr. Brettler helped establish, a great online repository for biblical scholarship from a Jewish perspective.

First published in 2011, The Jewish Annotated New Testament (Oxford UP, 2017) was a groundbreaking work, bringing the New Testament's Jewish background to the attention of students, clergy, and general readers. In this new edition, eighty Jewish scholars bring together unparalleled scholarship to shed new light on the text. This thoroughly revised and greatly expanded second edition brings even more helpful information and new insights to the study of the New Testament. For Christian readers The Jewish Annotated New Testament offers a window into the first-century world of Judaism from which the New Testament springs. There are explanations of Jewish concepts such as food laws and rabbinic argumentation. It also provides a much-needed corrective to many centuries of Christian misunderstandings of the Jewish religion. For Jewish readers, this volume provides the chance to encounter the New Testament--a text of vast importance in Western European and American culture--with no religious agenda and with guidance from Jewish experts in theology, history, and Jewish and Christian thought. It also explains Christian practices, such as the Eucharist. The Jewish Annotated New Testament, Second Edition is an essential volume that places the New Testament writings in a context that will enlighten readers of any faith or none.

First published in 2011, The Jewish Annotated New Testament (Oxford UP, 2017) was a groundbreaking work, bringing the New Testament's Jewish background to the attention of students, clergy, and general readers. In this new edition, eighty Jewish scholars bring together unparalleled scholarship to shed new light on the text. This thoroughly revised and greatly expanded second edition brings even more helpful information and new insights to the study of the New Testament. For Christian readers The Jewish Annotated New Testament offers a window into the first-century world of Judaism from which the New Testament springs. There are explanations of Jewish concepts such as food laws and rabbinic argumentation. It also provides a much-needed corrective to many centuries of Christian misunderstandings of the Jewish religion. For Jewish readers, this volume provides the chance to encounter the New Testament--a text of vast importance in Western European and American culture--with no religious agenda and with guidance from Jewish experts in theology, history, and Jewish and Christian thought. It also explains Christian practices, such as the Eucharist. The Jewish Annotated New Testament, Second Edition is an essential volume that places the New Testament writings in a context that will enlighten readers of any faith or none. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/religion

First published in 2011, The Jewish Annotated New Testament (Oxford UP, 2017) was a groundbreaking work, bringing the New Testament's Jewish background to the attention of students, clergy, and general readers. In this new edition, eighty Jewish scholars bring together unparalleled scholarship to shed new light on the text. This thoroughly revised and greatly expanded second edition brings even more helpful information and new insights to the study of the New Testament. For Christian readers The Jewish Annotated New Testament offers a window into the first-century world of Judaism from which the New Testament springs. There are explanations of Jewish concepts such as food laws and rabbinic argumentation. It also provides a much-needed corrective to many centuries of Christian misunderstandings of the Jewish religion. For Jewish readers, this volume provides the chance to encounter the New Testament--a text of vast importance in Western European and American culture--with no religious agenda and with guidance from Jewish experts in theology, history, and Jewish and Christian thought. It also explains Christian practices, such as the Eucharist. The Jewish Annotated New Testament, Second Edition is an essential volume that places the New Testament writings in a context that will enlighten readers of any faith or none. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/christian-studies

First published in 2011, The Jewish Annotated New Testament (Oxford UP, 2017) was a groundbreaking work, bringing the New Testament's Jewish background to the attention of students, clergy, and general readers. In this new edition, eighty Jewish scholars bring together unparalleled scholarship to shed new light on the text. This thoroughly revised and greatly expanded second edition brings even more helpful information and new insights to the study of the New Testament. For Christian readers The Jewish Annotated New Testament offers a window into the first-century world of Judaism from which the New Testament springs. There are explanations of Jewish concepts such as food laws and rabbinic argumentation. It also provides a much-needed corrective to many centuries of Christian misunderstandings of the Jewish religion. For Jewish readers, this volume provides the chance to encounter the New Testament--a text of vast importance in Western European and American culture--with no religious agenda and with guidance from Jewish experts in theology, history, and Jewish and Christian thought. It also explains Christian practices, such as the Eucharist. The Jewish Annotated New Testament, Second Edition is an essential volume that places the New Testament writings in a context that will enlighten readers of any faith or none. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biblical-studies

First published in 2011, The Jewish Annotated New Testament (Oxford UP, 2017) was a groundbreaking work, bringing the New Testament's Jewish background to the attention of students, clergy, and general readers. In this new edition, eighty Jewish scholars bring together unparalleled scholarship to shed new light on the text. This thoroughly revised and greatly expanded second edition brings even more helpful information and new insights to the study of the New Testament. For Christian readers The Jewish Annotated New Testament offers a window into the first-century world of Judaism from which the New Testament springs. There are explanations of Jewish concepts such as food laws and rabbinic argumentation. It also provides a much-needed corrective to many centuries of Christian misunderstandings of the Jewish religion. For Jewish readers, this volume provides the chance to encounter the New Testament--a text of vast importance in Western European and American culture--with no religious agenda and with guidance from Jewish experts in theology, history, and Jewish and Christian thought. It also explains Christian practices, such as the Eucharist. The Jewish Annotated New Testament, Second Edition is an essential volume that places the New Testament writings in a context that will enlighten readers of any faith or none. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/jewish-studies

First published in 2011, The Jewish Annotated New Testament (Oxford UP, 2017) was a groundbreaking work, bringing the New Testament's Jewish background to the attention of students, clergy, and general readers. In this new edition, eighty Jewish scholars bring together unparalleled scholarship to shed new light on the text. This thoroughly revised and greatly expanded second edition brings even more helpful information and new insights to the study of the New Testament. For Christian readers The Jewish Annotated New Testament offers a window into the first-century world of Judaism from which the New Testament springs. There are explanations of Jewish concepts such as food laws and rabbinic argumentation. It also provides a much-needed corrective to many centuries of Christian misunderstandings of the Jewish religion. For Jewish readers, this volume provides the chance to encounter the New Testament--a text of vast importance in Western European and American culture--with no religious agenda and with guidance from Jewish experts in theology, history, and Jewish and Christian thought. It also explains Christian practices, such as the Eucharist. The Jewish Annotated New Testament, Second Edition is an essential volume that places the New Testament writings in a context that will enlighten readers of any faith or none. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 30 or Proper 25, which falls on October 29th this year, including our deep dive into Pharisees and Sadducees!  The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We highly recommend the Jewish Annotated New Testament.  We talked about John Oliver's Last Week Tonight episode on health care for those who are incarcerated.  Kay mentioned this Captain America's PR Manager fanfic.  Emily mentioned the HNAC episode on Interview with the Vampire.  Take our listener survey!! CN: we talk about antisemitism when discussing the deep dive. To support Nerds At Church, you can become a Patreon Supporter at any tier for extra perks and bonus content including uncut guest episodes, Live Q&As, merch, and more.  If becoming a paying supporter isn't possible right now, please leave us a review instead — it helps sustain the show and spread the word!  Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, & now Bluesky! at @NerdsAtChurch to connect! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerdsatchurch/message

Drs. Marc Z. Brettler and Amy-Jill Levine join Rob to discuss The Jewish Annotated New Testament, which The Gospel Coalition review concludes with: "I warmly recommend The Jewish Annotated New Testament as an essential reference book for scholars and students alike;" which you can buy here: https://www.amazon.com/Jewish-Annotated-New-Testament/dp/0190461853 | Dr. Levine's Amazon Page | Dr. Brettler's Amazon Page - - - - - Sponsor: Shenadoah Joe - - - - - interact with us: ChurchCoffeeCCC@gmail.com.

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Dr. Amy-Jill Levine (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 9th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 17 or Proper 12, which falls on July 30th this year, including our deep dive into parables!  The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We talked about our first season's Jesus Loafs You Series: A-Bun-Dance on mutual aid with Pete Myers of North Des Moines Mutual Aid; A Friend in Knead on sourdough with Rev. Micah Louwagie; Breadpocalypse on eating disorders with Caitlin Reilley Beck; “Eat me!”-Jesus on embodiment and chef-ing with Liz Williams of The Joyful Body Project and John Webb; and Rye/Wry and Shine on #GayBaking with Rev. Alex Raabe.  We also talked about this season's episode for the 4th Sunday after Pentecost diving into Jeremiah.  Dig deeper into Dr. Levine's wisdom and work (for kids and adults)!  We especially recommend: Short Stories by Jesus: the Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi and The Jewish Annotated New Testament (edited with Marc Zvi Brettler), both already out. Also, now is a great time to check out her upcoming works: The Gospel of Mark: a Beginner's Guide to the Good News, geared towards congregational study; and Jesus for Everyone: Not Just Christians, due out next year and available for pre-order now. CN: we talk about antisemitic interpretations when discussing the deep dive and biblical stories about rape during the first reading. To support Nerds At Church, you can become a Patreon Supporter at any tier for extra perks and bonus content including uncut guest episodes, Live Q&As, merch, and more.  If becoming a paying supporter isn't possible right now, please leave us a review instead — it helps sustain the show and spread the word!  Check us out on Facebook & Twitter at @NerdsAtChurch to connect! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerdsatchurch/message

One of the great ironies of the Christian religion is that the person Christians worship isn't a Christian. Jesus was born, raised, and died a Jew. He might even find it odd that an entire new religion grew up out of his short life and painful death. He is without question, the most popular person to have ever walked the earth. But what do we really know about this first century Galilean? If we are honest, not much. He was born to humble parents under sketchy circumstances, he grew to become an itinerant preacher and wisdom teacher. The poor loved him, drunks drank with him, and sex workers called him friend. Some believed him a prophet, others thought he was the Messiah. The religious elite saw him as a threat and the Roman Empire eventually murdered him as a political revolutionary. But what cannot be questioned about the historic Jesus is his Jewish identity. He was rooted in first century Judaism. He celebrated the Jewish festivals. He went on pilgrimage to the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem, he taught in the Synagogue. He was a miracle worker and mystic. If you grew up in the church, Jesus was presented as the first Christian, a man who dedicated his life to dismantling Judaism in route to founding a new religion. But this view is not only historically inaccurate, it fails to account for Jesus' Jewish identity. In this erudite episode, scholar Amy-Jill Levine helps Christians and Jews understand the "Jewishness" of Jesus so that our 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 in the modern world. How have we gotten him right? How have we gotten him wrong? What might we learn about him by remembering and studying his Jewish identity? What would Jesus have believed about hell, sexuality, women, and the Bible in his first century Jewish context?We've all met Jesus before. Or, have we? Meeting Jesus as a first century Jew just might change not only how you see yourself, but your faith tradition as well. BioAmy Jill Levine (“AJ”) is Rabbi Stanley M. Kessler Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at Hartford International University for Religion and Peace and University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies Emerita and Mary Jane Werthan Professor of Jewish Studies Emerita, at Vanderbilt. Her publications include The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus, Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi; six children's books (with Sandy Sasso); The Gospel of Luke (with Ben Witherington III, the first biblical commentary by a Jew and an Evangelical); The Jewish Annotated New Testament (co-edited with Marc Brettler), The Bible With and Without Jesus: How Jews and Christians Read the Same Stories Differently (with Marc Brettler), The Pharisees (co-edited with Joseph Sievers), and thirteen edited volumes of the Feminist Companions to the New Testament and Early Christian Literature. Along with Introduction to the Old Testament for the Teaching Company, her Beginner's Guide series for Abingdon Press includes Sermon on the Mount, Light of the World, Entering the Passion of Jesus, The Difficult Words of Jesus, Witness at the Cross, and Signs and Wonders. The first Jew to teach New Testament at Rome's Pontifical Biblical Institute, an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the first winner of the Seelisberg Prize for Jewish-Christian Relations, AJ describes herself as an unorthodox member of an Orthodox synagogue and a Yankee Jewish feminist who works to counter biblical interpretations that exclude and oppress.If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating and a review

We hope you have enjoyed this series on the Transfiguration of Jesus and that it helps you see deeper into this fantastic event. Today's lesson is the seventh and final in our series on understanding the background to the Transfiguration of Jesus. In this video, we summarize what we discovered during the first six lessons and see if we can't come up with two overarching categories that will help us understand the overall message being communicated. Finally, we will look at a biblical allusion that connects the account at Caesarea Philippi - just prior to the Transfiguration - with Psalm 42 and Psalm 43. Support Fig Tree Ministries: https://donorbox.org/support-figtree-ministries Shopping on Amazon: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/83-0587741 www.figtreeteaching.com Blog Post: https://www.figtreeteaching.com/faith-lessons/psalm-42-and-caesarea-philippi#/ Class handout: https://www.figtreeteaching.com/uploads/1/1/9/7/119763168/fig_tree_transfiguration_week_7_summary_and_psalm_42.pdf Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7mh4v8e7FDwOoPhQd7bz7Y YouTube: https://youtu.be/2_1D5dHVKrU References: Rabbinic Writings - archive.org (you will need to sign up for a free account) - Midrash on Psalm 43 - Page 445 https://archive.org/details/midrashonpsalms0000unse/page/444/mode/2up Basser, Herbert W. “The Jewish Roots of the Transfiguration,” Bible Review 14, no. 3 (1998): 30, 32, 34–35. Daniel Boyarin - Logos, a Jewish Word https://www.academia.edu/36254597/Daniel_Boyarin_Logos_a_Jewish_Word_John_s_Prologue_as_Midrash_in_Amy-Jill_Levine_and_Marc_Zvi_Brettler_eds._The_Jewish_Annotated_New_Testament_New_York_Oxford_University_Press_2011_546_549 Daniel Boyarin - The Gospel of the Memra https://melc.berkeley.edu/Web_Boyarin/BoyarinArticles/108%20Gospel%20of%20the%20Memra%20(2001).pdf Amy-Jill Levine - The Jewish Annotated New Testament https://smile.amazon.com/Jewish-Annotated-New-Testament/dp/0190461853/ref=sr_1_1?crid=CROOHNZE3QIC&keywords=jewish+annotated+new+testament+2nd+edition&qid=1660412766&sprefix=jewish+ann%2Caps%2C101&sr=8-1 Byron Sherwin - Kabbalah: An Introduction to Jewish Mysticism https://smile.amazon.com/Kabbalah-Introduction-Mysticism-Byron-Sherwin/dp/0742543641/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2QTVTY5QIVYUN&keywords=kabbalah+sherwin&qid=1660412524&sprefix=%2Caps%2C106&sr=8-1 Eduard Shyfrom - From Infinity to Man https://smile.amazon.com/Infinity-Man-Fundamental-Framework-Information/dp/1911195840/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2EPOULOG7HPCO&keywords=from+infinity+to+man&qid=1660412851&sprefix=from+infi%2Caps%2C101&sr=8-2 Lawrence Kushner - Honey From the Rock https://smile.amazon.com/Honey-Special-Anniversary-Lawrence-Kushner/dp/1580230733/ref=sr_1_6?crid=GTSDI6SDYJEE&keywords=lawrence+kushner&qid=1660412610&sprefix=lawrence+kushner%2Caps%2C102&sr=8-6 John Paul Heil - The Transfiguration of Jesus - https://www.amazon.com/Transfiguration-Jesus-Narrative-Function-Dissertationes/dp/8876531440/ref=sr_1_1?crid=AZJURDJ2Q3DO&keywords=john+paul+heil+transfiguration&qid=1657986836&s=books&sprefix=john+paul+heil+transfiguration%2Cstripbooks%2C91&sr=1-1 David Stern - Jewish New Testament Commentary - https://www.amazon.com/Jewish-New-Testament-Commentary-Companion/dp/9653590081/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3IRPTZU2LY7BK&keywords=jewish+new+testament+commentary+by+david+stern&qid=1657987058&s=books&sprefix=david+stern+new+%2Cstripbooks%2C103&sr=1-1 Great Website for Second Temple Period Writings: www.earlyjewishwritings.com - Genesis Rabbah - https://archive.org/details/RabbaGenesis/page/n231/mode/2up - Exodus Rabbah - https://archive.org/details/midrashrabbah0002unse - Leviticus Rabbah - https://archive.org/details/midrashrabbah0000unse/page/384/mode/2up - Numbers Rabbah - https://archive.org/details/midrashrabbah0000unse_o7k3 - Deuteronomy Rabbah - https://archive.org/details/midrashrabbah0000unse_o6q1

In today's lesson, we arrive at what I believe to be the foundation of understanding the overall message of the Transfiguration. This foundation is Psalm 42 & 43 and then a subsequent interpretation - called Midrash - of Psalm 43. The number of details shared between the Rabbinic interpretation of Psalm 43 and what we find in the Gospels, and the Transfiguration is simply remarkable. Finally, in this lesson, we will see how a translation issue can help us understands Peter's behavior and his question about putting up tents. Support Fig Tree Ministries: https://donorbox.org/support-figtree-ministries Shopping on Amazon: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/83-0587741 www.figtreeteaching.com Blog Post: http://www.figtreeteaching.com/faith-lessons/midrash-on-psalm-43#/ Class handout: http://www.figtreeteaching.com/uploads/1/1/9/7/119763168/fig_tree_transfiguration_week_6_midrash_psalm_43.pdf Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7mh4v8e7FDwOoPhQd7bz7Y YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ef5scvrkZag References: Rabbinic Writings - archive.org (you will need to sign up for a free account) - Midrash on Psalm 43 - Page 445 https://archive.org/details/midrashonpsalms0000unse/page/444/mode/2up Basser, Herbert W. “The Jewish Roots of the Transfiguration,” Bible Review 14, no. 3 (1998): 30, 32, 34–35. Daniel Boyarin - Logos, a Jewish Word https://www.academia.edu/36254597/Daniel_Boyarin_Logos_a_Jewish_Word_John_s_Prologue_as_Midrash_in_Amy-Jill_Levine_and_Marc_Zvi_Brettler_eds._The_Jewish_Annotated_New_Testament_New_York_Oxford_University_Press_2011_546_549 Daniel Boyarin - The Gospel of the Memra https://melc.berkeley.edu/Web_Boyarin/BoyarinArticles/108%20Gospel%20of%20the%20Memra%20(2001).pdf Amy-Jill Levine - The Jewish Annotated New Testament https://smile.amazon.com/Jewish-Annotated-New-Testament/dp/0190461853/ref=sr_1_1?crid=CROOHNZE3QIC&keywords=jewish+annotated+new+testament+2nd+edition&qid=1660412766&sprefix=jewish+ann%2Caps%2C101&sr=8-1 Byron Sherwin - Kabbalah: An Introduction to Jewish Mysticism https://smile.amazon.com/Kabbalah-Introduction-Mysticism-Byron-Sherwin/dp/0742543641/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2QTVTY5QIVYUN&keywords=kabbalah+sherwin&qid=1660412524&sprefix=%2Caps%2C106&sr=8-1 Eduard Shyfrom - From Infinity to Man https://smile.amazon.com/Infinity-Man-Fundamental-Framework-Information/dp/1911195840/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2EPOULOG7HPCO&keywords=from+infinity+to+man&qid=1660412851&sprefix=from+infi%2Caps%2C101&sr=8-2 Lawrence Kushner - Honey From the Rock https://smile.amazon.com/Honey-Special-Anniversary-Lawrence-Kushner/dp/1580230733/ref=sr_1_6?crid=GTSDI6SDYJEE&keywords=lawrence+kushner&qid=1660412610&sprefix=lawrence+kushner%2Caps%2C102&sr=8-6 John Paul Heil - The Transfiguration of Jesus - https://www.amazon.com/Transfiguration-Jesus-Narrative-Function-Dissertationes/dp/8876531440/ref=sr_1_1?crid=AZJURDJ2Q3DO&keywords=john+paul+heil+transfiguration&qid=1657986836&s=books&sprefix=john+paul+heil+transfiguration%2Cstripbooks%2C91&sr=1-1 David Stern - Jewish New Testament Commentary - https://www.amazon.com/Jewish-New-Testament-Commentary-Companion/dp/9653590081/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3IRPTZU2LY7BK&keywords=jewish+new+testament+commentary+by+david+stern&qid=1657987058&s=books&sprefix=david+stern+new+%2Cstripbooks%2C103&sr=1-1 Great Website for Second Temple Period Writings: www.earlyjewishwritings.com - Genesis Rabbah - https://archive.org/details/RabbaGenesis/page/n231/mode/2up - Exodus Rabbah - https://archive.org/details/midrashrabbah0002unse - Leviticus Rabbah - https://archive.org/details/midrashrabbah0000unse/page/384/mode/2up - Numbers Rabbah - https://archive.org/details/midrashrabbah0000unse_o7k3 - Deuteronomy Rabbah - https://archive.org/details/midrashrabbah0000unse_o6q1

In today's lesson, we explore the literary progression found in the Gospel of Mark that concerns “seeing” and “hearing” as the disciples ascend on their journey toward the Transfiguration. The rabbis taught that the kingdom of God comes through “seeing” and “hearing.” Through the prophet Isaiah, God chastises Israel for having “eyes” but not being able to see and having “ears” but the inability to hear. This is the same question Jesus is going to ask the disciples after the Feeding of the 4000 (Mark 8:18). The progression in Mark shows us the opening of ears and eyes that prepares the disciples for the Transfiguration event. At the Transfiguration event, the disciple's eyes and ears are opened, allowing them to see into the mystical and observe Jesus' true nature. Support Fig Tree Ministries: https://donorbox.org/support-figtree-ministries Shopping on Amazon: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/83-0587741 www.figtreeteaching.com Blog Post: https://www.figtreeteaching.com/faith-lessons/eyes-to-see-and-ears-to-hear#/ Class handout: https://www.figtreeteaching.com/uploads/1/1/9/7/119763168/fig_tree_transfiguration_week_5_see_and_hear.pdf Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7mh4v8e7FDwOoPhQd7bz7Y YouTube: https://youtu.be/I282Sx0J14E References: Daniel Boyarin - Logos, a Jewish Word https://www.academia.edu/36254597/Daniel_Boyarin_Logos_a_Jewish_Word_John_s_Prologue_as_Midrash_in_Amy-Jill_Levine_and_Marc_Zvi_Brettler_eds._The_Jewish_Annotated_New_Testament_New_York_Oxford_University_Press_2011_546_549 Daniel Boyarin - The Gospel of the Memra https://melc.berkeley.edu/Web_Boyarin/BoyarinArticles/108%20Gospel%20of%20the%20Memra%20(2001).pdf Amy-Jill Levine - The Jewish Annotated New Testament https://smile.amazon.com/Jewish-Annotated-New-Testament/dp/0190461853/ref=sr_1_1?crid=CROOHNZE3QIC&keywords=jewish+annotated+new+testament+2nd+edition&qid=1660412766&sprefix=jewish+ann%2Caps%2C101&sr=8-1 Byron Sherwin - Kabbalah: An Introduction to Jewish Mysticism https://smile.amazon.com/Kabbalah-Introduction-Mysticism-Byron-Sherwin/dp/0742543641/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2QTVTY5QIVYUN&keywords=kabbalah+sherwin&qid=1660412524&sprefix=%2Caps%2C106&sr=8-1 Eduard Shyfrom - From Infinity to Man https://smile.amazon.com/Infinity-Man-Fundamental-Framework-Information/dp/1911195840/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2EPOULOG7HPCO&keywords=from+infinity+to+man&qid=1660412851&sprefix=from+infi%2Caps%2C101&sr=8-2 Lawrence Kushner - Honey From the Rock https://smile.amazon.com/Honey-Special-Anniversary-Lawrence-Kushner/dp/1580230733/ref=sr_1_6?crid=GTSDI6SDYJEE&keywords=lawrence+kushner&qid=1660412610&sprefix=lawrence+kushner%2Caps%2C102&sr=8-6 John Paul Heil - The Transfiguration of Jesus - https://www.amazon.com/Transfiguration-Jesus-Narrative-Function-Dissertationes/dp/8876531440/ref=sr_1_1?crid=AZJURDJ2Q3DO&keywords=john+paul+heil+transfiguration&qid=1657986836&s=books&sprefix=john+paul+heil+transfiguration%2Cstripbooks%2C91&sr=1-1 David Stern - Jewish New Testament Commentary - https://www.amazon.com/Jewish-New-Testament-Commentary-Companion/dp/9653590081/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3IRPTZU2LY7BK&keywords=jewish+new+testament+commentary+by+david+stern&qid=1657987058&s=books&sprefix=david+stern+new+%2Cstripbooks%2C103&sr=1-1 Great Website for Second Temple Period Writings: www.earlyjewishwritings.com Rabbinic Writings - archive.org (you will need to sign up for a free account) - Midrash on Psalm 43 - https://archive.org/details/midrashonpsalms0000unse/page/442/mode/2up (Page 442 and 443) - Genesis Rabbah - https://archive.org/details/RabbaGenesis/page/n231/mode/2up - Exodus Rabbah - https://archive.org/details/midrashrabbah0002unse - Leviticus Rabbah - https://archive.org/details/midrashrabbah0000unse/page/384/mode/2up - Numbers Rabbah - https://archive.org/details/midrashrabbah0000unse_o7k3 - Deuteronomy Rabbah - https://archive.org/details/midrashrabbah0000unse_o6q1

In today's video, we explore the Transfiguration through the lens of Mystical Judaism. A concept prevalent in first-century Judaism concerned the existence of a "Heavenly Man" - or, as in Mystical Judaism, the Adam Kadmon - the Original Adam. Humanity is made in the image of God, yet God has no image. The "Heavenly Man" solves this paradox." Join us as we connect Paul's use of the term "Heavenly Man" in 1 Corinthians and other second temple period writings to a deeper understanding of Jesus and the Transfiguration. Support Fig Tree Ministries: https://donorbox.org/support-figtree-ministries Shopping on Amazon: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/83-0587741 www.figtreeteaching.com Blog Post: https://www.figtreeteaching.com/faith-lessons/mystical-judaism#/ Class handout: https://www.figtreeteaching.com/uploads/1/1/9/7/119763168/fig_tree_transfiguration_week_4_heavenly_man.pdf Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7mh4v8e7FDwOoPhQd7bz7Y YouTube: https://youtu.be/DOisGaIAA4E References: Daniel Boyarin - Logos, a Jewish Word https://www.academia.edu/36254597/Daniel_Boyarin_Logos_a_Jewish_Word_John_s_Prologue_as_Midrash_in_Amy-Jill_Levine_and_Marc_Zvi_Brettler_eds._The_Jewish_Annotated_New_Testament_New_York_Oxford_University_Press_2011_546_549 Daniel Boyarin - The Gospel of the Memra https://melc.berkeley.edu/Web_Boyarin/BoyarinArticles/108%20Gospel%20of%20the%20Memra%20(2001).pdf Amy-Jill Levine - The Jewish Annotated New Testament https://smile.amazon.com/Jewish-Annotated-New-Testament/dp/0190461853/ref=sr_1_1?crid=CROOHNZE3QIC&keywords=jewish+annotated+new+testament+2nd+edition&qid=1660412766&sprefix=jewish+ann%2Caps%2C101&sr=8-1 Byron Sherwin - Kabbalah: An Introduction to Jewish Mysticism https://smile.amazon.com/Kabbalah-Introduction-Mysticism-Byron-Sherwin/dp/0742543641/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2QTVTY5QIVYUN&keywords=kabbalah+sherwin&qid=1660412524&sprefix=%2Caps%2C106&sr=8-1 Eduard Shyfrom - From Infinity to Man https://smile.amazon.com/Infinity-Man-Fundamental-Framework-Information/dp/1911195840/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2EPOULOG7HPCO&keywords=from+infinity+to+man&qid=1660412851&sprefix=from+infi%2Caps%2C101&sr=8-2 Lawrence Kushner - Honey From the Rock https://smile.amazon.com/Honey-Special-Anniversary-Lawrence-Kushner/dp/1580230733/ref=sr_1_6?crid=GTSDI6SDYJEE&keywords=lawrence+kushner&qid=1660412610&sprefix=lawrence+kushner%2Caps%2C102&sr=8-6 John Paul Heil - The Transfiguration of Jesus - https://www.amazon.com/Transfiguration-Jesus-Narrative-Function-Dissertationes/dp/8876531440/ref=sr_1_1?crid=AZJURDJ2Q3DO&keywords=john+paul+heil+transfiguration&qid=1657986836&s=books&sprefix=john+paul+heil+transfiguration%2Cstripbooks%2C91&sr=1-1 David Stern - Jewish New Testament Commentary - https://www.amazon.com/Jewish-New-Testament-Commentary-Companion/dp/9653590081/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3IRPTZU2LY7BK&keywords=jewish+new+testament+commentary+by+david+stern&qid=1657987058&s=books&sprefix=david+stern+new+%2Cstripbooks%2C103&sr=1-1 Great Website for Second Temple Period Writings: www.earlyjewishwritings.com Rabbinic Writings - archive.org (you will need to sign up for a free account) - Midrash on Psalm 43 - https://archive.org/details/midrashonpsalms0000unse/page/442/mode/2up (Page 442 and 443) - Genesis Rabbah - https://archive.org/details/RabbaGenesis/page/n231/mode/2up - Exodus Rabbah - https://archive.org/details/midrashrabbah0002unse - Leviticus Rabbah - https://archive.org/details/midrashrabbah0000unse/page/384/mode/2up - Numbers Rabbah - https://archive.org/details/midrashrabbah0000unse_o7k3 - Deuteronomy Rabbah - https://archive.org/details/midrashrabbah0000unse_o6q1

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings begin Jesus's final discourse in John as he prepares for his imminent arrest, considering what it means that Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.BEMA 22: Under the ChuppahThe Jewish Annotated New TestamentBEMA 87: John — GraftedBEMA 137: A Dry Tree

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings work toward the closing of the Book of Signs in the Gospel of John as Jesus states that his hour has come.BEMA 124: Statement of TriumphThe Jewish Annotated New TestamentVoice of God — Wikipedia

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings consider the Pharisees' reaction to the raising of Lazarus, as well as the story of Mary anointing Jesus for burial.“Missing God in the Name of God” (sermon) — University Christian Church, YouTubeThe Jewish Annotated New Testament

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the third Sunday of Easter, which falls on May 1st this year, including our deep dive into our colleague Paul! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. If you want to read some more about Paul, check out Paul and Empire by Richard A. Horsley. Emily also recommended The Jewish Annotated New Testament. Kay recommended The Making of Biblical Womanhood by Beth Allison Barr. If you want to dive into a more horrific Holy Week account, check out Horror Nerds At Church's Passion of the Christ Episode. Kay mentioned this Digger Comic. Check us out on Facebook & Twitter at @NerdsAtChurch to connect! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nerdsatchurch/message

In this episode, we take another look at topics in the book The Bible With and Without Jesus: How Jews and Christians Read the Same Stories Differently, as well as how the Bible has at times been weaponized by Christians against Jews. Our guests are Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler. Levine is with Hartford Seminary as the Rabbi Stanley M. Kessler Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies. She is the author of many books, including The Misunderstood Jew, Short Stories by Jesus, as well as The Difficult Words of Jesus, and she is the co-editor of the Jewish Annotated New Testament. Brettler is the Bernice and Morton Lerner Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies in the Department of Religious Studies at Duke University. He has also taught at Brandeis University, Yale University, Brown University, Wellesley College, and Middlebury College. He is the author of many books, including How to Read the Bible and The Creation of History in Ancient Israel, and is the co-editor of the Jewish Annotated New Testament. Reading the Bible With and Without Jesus https://www.amazon.com/Bible-Without-Jesus-Christians-Differently/dp/0062560158/ The Difficult Words of Jesus https://www.amazon.com/Difficult-Words-Jesus-Beginners-Perplexing/dp/1791007570/ The Creation of History in Ancient Israel https://www.amazon.com/Creation-History-Ancient-Israel-ebook/dp/B000P2XHQ2/ Learn more about our work at https://www.multifaithmatters.org. Support this work: One-time donation: https://multifaithmatters.org/donate Become my patron: https://patron.podbean.com/johnwmorehead #AmyJillLevine #MarcZviBrettler #Judaism #HebrewBible

The New Testament is a lot more Jewish than some give it credit for.

What do Messianic Jews believe? How do Messianic Jews live and worship? Join us on Two Messianic Jews as we share with you the definition of a Messianic Jew, the core beliefs of the Messianic Jewish community, and the common ways Messianic Jews live and worship. In the end, I share how we view ourselves within the Jewish community and within the Body of Messiah. 00:00 - Definition of 'Messianic Jew' 5:18 - What a Messianic Jew is NOT 7:52 - What Messianic Jews believe 12:12 - How Messianic Jews live and worship About some key New Testament texts for Messianic Jews, Dr. David Rudolph says, "Messianic Jews referred to their religious tradition as 'Messianic Judaism,' a term that implicitly called into question the traditional narrative of the first-century parting of the ways between Judaism and 'Christianity.' It is important to recognize that Messianic Judaism challenged fundamental theological assumptions about the nature of the ecclesia and argued on the basis of New Testament texts - primarily Acts 15; 21:17-26; and 1 Corinthians 7:17-24 - that Yeshua-believing Jews had a continuing responsibility before God to live as Jews. Messianic Judaism took exception to eighteen hundred years of Gentile Christian theology and exegesis that precluded reading the New Testament in this way." From Introduction to Messianic Judaism, 27 (emphasis his). You can also watch on our YouTube channel Follow us on Social Media: Facebook Instagram If you are looking for a way to support us and our work, you can become a monthly supporter on Subscribestar We also have: PayPal Merch shop -------------- Bibliography: Adat Hatikvah Messianic Synagogue Statement of Faith Baruch Hashem Messianic Synagogue Statement of Faith David Rudolph, "Messianic Judaism in Antiquity and in the Modern Era," in Introduction to Messianic Judaism: Its Ecclesial Context and Biblical Foundations, 21-36. Jacob Rosenberg, "History and Practices in the Messianic Jewish Movement," in Messianic Jewish Orthodoxy: The Essence of Our Faith, History and Best Practices, 225-40. Richard Harvey, Mapping Messianic Jewish Theology: A Constructive Approach. Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations Definition of Messianic Judaism Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations Statement of Faith International Alliance of Messianic Congregations and Synagogues Statement of Faith Yaakov Ariel, "Messianic Judaism," in Jewish Annotated New Testament, 2nd. Ed. 756-59. Yaakov Ariel, “A Different Kind of Dialogue?: Messianic Judaism and Jewish-Christian Relations,” in CrossCurrents 243 (September 2012): 318-327. -------------- Music: https://www.bensound.com

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continuing the journey through the Gospel of John with the wedding at Cana and the clearing of the temple courts.BEMA 79: Silent Years — ZealotsBEMA 224: The Chosen S1E5 — “The Wedding Gift”The Jewish Annotated New Testament by Oxford University Press (NRSV)

A virtual event presentation by Professor Marc Zvi Brettler ABOUT THE EVENT: Hannukah is a prime example of a post-biblical festival—but it has left its tracks in the Bible, and is based on biblical texts. We will look at the earliest evidence we have for this festival, and how it has changed over time. ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Marc Zvi Brettler is the Bernice and Morton Lerner Distinguished Professor of Judaic Studies in the Department of Religious Studies at Duke University. His books How to Read the Jewish Bible; The Jewish Study Bible (edited with Adele Berlin); and The Bible and the Believer (with Peter Enns and Daniel Harrington). He co-edited The Jewish Annotated New Testament, and co-authored The Bible With and Without Jesus: How Jews and Christians Read the Same Stories Differently, both with Amy-Jill Levine. He is deeply committed to making the Jewish community more aware of the richness of Jewish literature from the past, including the New testament, and to introducing academic biblical study to the broader community, as reflected in TheTorah.com, which he co-founded. Marc describes himself as a liberal observant Jew.

We welcome internationally renowned scholar and teacher, Amy-Jill Levine. Dr Levine is the author of numerous books including “The Difficult Words of Jesus: A Beginner's Guide to His Most Perplexing Teachings,”“Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi,” She is also the coeditor of the Jewish Annotated New Testament.  She has recently co-authored “The a Bible with and Without Jesus,” - which we discuss on this episode. AJ is the first Jew to teach New Testament at Rome's Pontifical Biblical Institute. In 2021 she was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. AJ describes herself as an unorthodox member of an Orthodox synagogue and a Yankee Jewish feminist who until 2021 taught New Testament in a Christian divinity school in the buckle of the Bible Belt.This podcast was recorded on October 27th, 2021.

For Pentecost 23 Rachel Kronberger and Fran delve into the book of Ruth (1:1-18), noting the word plays in the text and the larger themes of feast and famine, love and loss, emptiness and abundance that weave throughout the story. We focus on Ruth's outsider status, and her gracious covenant with 'bitter' Naomi, and note connections with All Saints. We talk about the deep listening and curious respectful debate between the scribe and Jesus in Mark 12:28-34. One task for the preacher is to preach against the anti-semitic assumptions with which many approach this text. We mention Michael Fagenblat's essay "The Concept of Neighbour in Jewish and Christian Ethics" in The Jewish Annotated New Testament, ed. by Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Z. Brettler

How is the figure of Jesus perceived among the Jewish people? Co-host Dr. Carl Moeller talks with Joel C. Rosenberg about a topic avoided by most Jewish communities.   Joel explains how the Jewish people in America are rediscovering the figure of Jesus, embracing that He was Jewish and His importance in the history of this community.   Joel also explains the remarkable differences between the Jewish communities in Israel and the United States and the importance of the Scriptures in these communities and how this defines Judaism for them.     What Do American Jews Believe? by Milton Himmelfarb   Flavius Josephus's books   The Jewish Annotated New Testament by Amy-Jill Levine (Editor), Marc Zvi Brettler (Editor)   Kosher Jesus by Shmuley Boteach   Learn more: JoshuaFund.com Make a tax-deductible donation: Donate | The Joshua Fund Stock Media provided by DimmySad / Pond5

This show originally aired on December 14th, 2017. Amy-Jill LevineProfessor Levine is an internationally recognized expert in Biblical studies, Jewish/Christian relations, and the Bible, gender, and sexuality. She works in biblical studies broadly, with special interest in Jewish-Christian relations, Jesus and the Gospels, the roles of women, gender, and sexuality in biblical texts, and the relationship between history (what happened, as best as events can be reconstructed) and interpretation (how have texts been understood over time). University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies, Mary Jane Werthan Professor of Jewish Studies, and Professor of New Testament Studies at Vanderbilt Divinity School and College of Arts and Science; she is also Affiliated Professor, Centre for the Study of Jewish-Christian Relations, Cambridge UK. Dr. Levine is also a co-editor of the Jewish Annotated New Testament. She has recorded three sets of lectures for the Teaching Company’s “Great Lectures” series. Holding the B.A. from Smith College, and the M.A. and Ph.D. from Duke University, she has honorary doctorates from the University of Richmond, the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest, the University of South Carolina-Upstate, Drury University, and Christian Theological Seminary. A self-described Yankee Jewish feminist, Professor Levine is a member of Congregation Sherith Israel, an Orthodox Synagogue in Nashville, although she is often quite unorthodox. To learn more about Amy-Jill Levine, visit http://divinity.vanderbilt.edu/people/bio/amy-jill-levine

Professor Levine is an internationally recognized expert in Biblical studies, Jewish/Christian relations, and the Bible, gender, and sexuality. She works in biblical studies broadly, with special interest in Jewish-Christian relations, Jesus and the Gospels, the roles of women, gender, and sexuality in biblical texts, and the relationship between history (what happened, as best as events can be reconstructed) and interpretation (how have texts been understood over time). University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies, Mary Jane Werthan Professor of Jewish Studies, and Professor of New Testament Studies at Vanderbilt Divinity School and College of Arts and Science; she is also Affiliated Professor, Centre for the Study of Jewish-Christian Relations, Cambridge UK. Dr. Levine is also a co-editor of the Jewish Annotated New Testament. She has recorded three sets of lectures for the Teaching Company’s “Great Lectures” series. Holding the B.A. from Smith College, and the M.A. and Ph.D. from Duke University, she has honorary doctorates from the University of Richmond, the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest, the University of South Carolina-Upstate, Drury University, and Christian Theological Seminary. A self-described Yankee Jewish feminist, Professor Levine is a member of Congregation Sherith Israel, an Orthodox Synagogue in Nashville, although she is often quite unorthodox. To learn more about Provocative Enlightenment Radio, go to http://www.provocativeenlightenment.com

Mark is delighted to be joined by Dr. Amy-Jill (AJ) Levine and Dr. Marc Brettler, the editors of the Jewish Annotated New Testament, on today’s episode. AJ is a Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt University, and Marc is a Professor in Judaic Studies at Duke University. Both prolific authors, Marc has taught at Yale University, Brown University, Wellesley College and Middlebury College, and AJ has taught at Swarthmore College, Cambridge University, and in 2019 was the first Jew to teach a New Testament course at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. Together, they have chosen the Book of Jonah, which Mark considers ‘word for word the best book ever written’, to discuss today. Their conversation is a dynamic and thought provoking one that embodies the nature of the book they have chosen. While exploring the complexity of the text, they share questions and interpretations regarding it, delving into such aspects as the prevalence of animals within it, its lessons regarding repentance, its differing meaning for Christians and Jews, and the potential content of a fifth chapter. AJ and Marc share the lessons they have learned about mankind which also relate directly to the Book of Jonah, and they offer a preview of their new book, particularly its demonstration of the differences between Christian and Jewish readings and approaches to biblical texts as well as the mutual respect that can grow out of these differences. Together with Mark, these two learned scholars bring out so many of the ‘endlessly profound lessons and teachings both for children and adults that this great book offers’, rendering this a thoroughly fascinating and informative episode. Episode Highlights: AJ and Marc’s summary of the Book and its meaning for them and all of us The difference in the way Jews and Christians read the story The original short story The prevalence of animals in the story The complex theology of the story What makes this story so complicated Questions the book raises for children and adults What makes some Biblical books so great The meaning of Jonah’s story for Christians The book’s question about repentance Creating a Jonah Chapter 5 The lessons AJ and Marc have learned about mankind Their new book, The Bible With and Without Jesus: How Jews and Christians Read the Same Stories Differently The differences between Jewish and Christian approaches to biblical readings Quotes: “This is a book about care, it’s a book about divine care.” “Part of the Jewish reception history which recognizes the story is a profound meditation on issues of repentance and responsibility, and at the same time it’s rollickingly funny.” “Although the book itself is fictional, there was a real prophet named Jonah.” “You can have more than one reading and they can both be right.” “Jonah may be interested in preserving his people. He’s also just a remarkably whiny, passive-aggressive, self-centered puppet who may want to see this destruction because it makes him look like a great prophet who got it right.” “It’s big, it’s big, it’s big!” “God usually gets a pass on things, right?” “His passive-aggressive arguments don’t seem to work.” “What is the responsibility for having done evil if you repent of your ways?” “I think that humanity has an infinite imagination.” “There are many different ways of reading the same text, and really can learn to respect each other through the same text even read differently.” “The Jewish tradition will always say, ‘But what does this text mean to me?’” Book of Jonah - https://www.sefaria.org/Jonah.1.1-4.11?lang=bi Links: The Rabbi’s Husband homepage: http://therabbishusband.com/ Mark’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/markgerson?lang=en The Jewish Annotated New Testament: https://www.amazon.com/Jewish-Annotated-New-Testament/dp/0195297709

Today we sit down with Dr Amy-Jill Levine, professor and world renowned scholar for her work in New Testament Studies. AJ (as she affectionally insists we call her!) is the author of over ten books about Jesus and his Jewish background. AJ brings an authentic knowledge of Judaism in the first century, as well as her own Jewish heritage to inform her writings. In this interview, Mike and Tim converse with AJ all about the essential Jewishness of Jesus and why it matters to an accurate understanding of the text. With wit and humor, AJ dispels some misconceptions about Judaism and how often a good picture of Jesus is built upon a poor view of Judaism. AJ demonstrates how this is not only unnecessary, but calls into question one’s own Christology. If you want to know more about Dr. Levine and her work at Vanderbilt University, please click here: https://divinity.vanderbilt.edu/people/bio/amy-jill-levine Mike and Amy discuss her book, The Jewish Annotated New Testament which can be found here: shorturl.at/jC347 Along with her work written with Ben Witherington III, called “The Gospel of Luke” here: shorturl.at/jx469 In addition, you can find more of her books including children’s stories about the parable of Jesus here: shorturl.at/BDIKN Learn more about the VOX Podcast: www.voxpodcast.com Subscribe on iTunes - apple.co/1Lla1Nj Support the VOX Podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/voxpodcast Follow us on Instagram: @voxpodcast Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/voxpodcast Follow Mike on Twitter: www.twitter.com/mikeerre Music in this episode by Timothy John Stafford www.timothyjohnstafford.com Instagram & Twitter: @GoneTimothy

Dnes zavítame do nacistického Nemecka: V čom spočíva a prečo je dôležité Ježišove židovstvo? Akým spôsobom chcela nacistická veda spraviť z Ježiša árijca? A aký význam majú tieto otázky dnes?----more----Použitá a odporúčaná literatúra:Chancey, The Myth of a Gentile Galilee.Ericksen, Theologians Under Hitler.Ericksen, 'Wartime Writings'.Evans, Jesus and His World.Fiensy, Strange (eds.), Galilee in the Late Second Temple and Mishnaic Periods, vols. 1 & 2.Freyne, Galilee.Freyne, Jesus, a Jewish Galilean.Head, ‘The Nazi Quest for an Aryan Jesus’.Heschel, Aryan Jesus.Heschel, ‘Nazifying Christian theology: Walter Grundmann and the Institute for the study and eradication of Jewish influence on German church life’.Levine (ed.), The Historical Jesus in Context.Levine, The Misunderstood Jew.Levine, Brettler (eds.), The Jewish Annotated New Testament.Meyers, ‘How Jewish Was Sepphoris in Jesus’ Time?’Probst, '”An incessant army of demons”: Wolf Meyer-Erlach, Luther, and “the Jews” in Nazi Germany’.Reed, Archaeology and the Galilean Jesus.Valent, ‘Kto boli „praví Árijci“ a odkiaľ sa vzali?’Weinrich, Hitler’s Professors.Zeman, ‘Ako vyzeral Ježiš?’Súvisiace dávky:PD#56: Slováci v starovekej synagóge, https://bit.ly/2V8n7wD  ***Dobré veci potrebujú svoj čas. Pomohla ti táto dávka zamyslieť sa nad niečím zmysluplným? Podpor tvoj obľúbený podcast sumou 1€, 5€ alebo 10€ (trvalý príkaz je topka!) na SK1283605207004206791985. Ďakujeme! Viac info o podpore na pravidelnadavka.sk/#chcem-podporit

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings meet Saul, persecutor of Jesus, and wrestle with the questions of his identity and his experience; they also encounter the entrance of some unlikely characters into God’s narrative.The Jewish Annotated New Testament

Marc Brettler and Amy-Jill Levine join us to discuss the Jewish Annotated New Testament: what it means to have a “Jewish” version of the NT, how we can effectively understand the NT within its historical and social context, and why all this matters in terms of scholarly developments as well as the relationship between Judaism and Christianity today.

Pete Enns PhD, Harvard Alumni, joins us to talk about getting suspended from Westminster Theological Seminary, the divide between religious scholarship and religious laity, and about the types of literature in our Bibles!!!! Follow The Bible for Normal People: https://www.patreon.com/thebiblefornormalpeople Follow us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewholechurchpodcast The New Interpreter Study Bible: https://www.amazon.com/New-Interpreters-Study-Bible-Apocrypha/dp/0687278325/ref=sr_1_1?crid=AQ6JVVWNMXAC&keywords=the+new+interpreters+study+bible&qid=1565107587&s=gateway&sprefix=the+new+interpreter%2Caps%2C740&sr=8-1 The HarperCollins Study Bible: https://www.amazon.com/HarperCollins-Study-Bible-Revised-Updated/dp/006078685X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2OACAXUMVF528&keywords=the+harper+collins+study+bible+new+revised+standard+version&qid=1565107619&s=gateway&sprefix=the+harper%2Caps%2C157&sr=8-1 The New Oxford Annotated Bible: https://www.amazon.com/New-Oxford-Annotated-Bible-Apocrypha/dp/019027607X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1GRTTZSHQGETV&keywords=the+new+oxford+annotated+bible+with+apocrypha+5th+edition&qid=1565107662&s=gateway&sprefix=the+new+oxford+%2Caps%2C674&sr=8-1 The Jewish Study Bible: https://www.amazon.com/Jewish-Study-Bible-Second/dp/0199978468/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3RZHOCARPL64M&keywords=the+jewish+study+bible&qid=1565107705&s=gateway&sprefix=the+jewish+%2Caps%2C168&sr=8-2 The Jewish Annotated New Testament: https://www.amazon.com/Jewish-Annotated-New-Testament/dp/0190461853/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2FJNN8SSIFQGO&keywords=jewish+annotated+new+testament&qid=1565107771&s=gateway&sprefix=jewish+an%2Caps%2C168&sr=8-1 The New Jerusalem Bible: https://www.amazon.com/New-Jerusalem-Bible-Date-Introductions/dp/0385142641/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2JAXEU1QKAYD8&keywords=the+new+jerusalem+bible&qid=1565107807&s=gateway&sprefix=the+new+jeru%2Caps%2C165&sr=8-1 Robert Alter's Hebrew Bible Translation: https://www.amazon.com/Hebrew-Bible-Translation-Commentary-Three/dp/0393292495/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2ZI1B2UFSOYMK&keywords=robert+alter+bible&qid=1565107924&s=gateway&sprefix=robert+alter%2Caps%2C158&sr=8-1 Psalms by the Day: https://www.amazon.com/Psalms-Day-New-Devotional-Translation/dp/1781917167/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2DOVTX61N86GG&keywords=motyer+psalms&qid=1565108202&s=gateway&sprefix=motyer+%2Caps%2C170&sr=8-1

“3 While he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,[a] as he sat at the table, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very costly ointment of nard, and she broke open the jar and poured the ointment on his head. 4 But some were there who said to one another in anger, “Why was the ointment wasted in this way? 5 For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii,[b] and the money given to the poor.” And they scolded her. 6 But Jesus said, “Let her alone; why do you trouble her? She has performed a good service for me. 7 For you always have the poor with you, and you can show kindness to them whenever you wish; but you will not always have me. 8 She has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand for its burial. 9 Truly I tell you, wherever the good news[c] is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told in remembrance of her.”” — Mark 14: 3-9 (NRSV) “Extra Yarn” and Jesus’ Anointing[1]Gifts of PlaceMark 14: 3-9 Holy God,allow us your wisdom. By the power of your Holy Spiritopen the Scriptures to us today,that in the Word read and proclaimedwe might know your truth.In Jesus’ name we ask it. Amen. This might seem like a strange choice of Scripture for today – for at least two reasons (though you may have more): 1 - how does this even go with the children’s story? And 2 – isn’t this part of the passion narrative? The story of Jesus’ last things before he is crucified? I promise I will get to 1 – how this works with “Extra Yarn,” shortly. And yes, this story is oddly timed for in the Summer; typically we hear these words in Lent, or even on Good Friday, because they detail the moments leading up to Jesus’ death. And the reason we do that is because these Scriptures are so tied to the time and place in which they are located – this story doesn’t make sense unless it comes just before the Crucifixion. Which is why I have called this sermon “Gifts of Place”. First, let’s dive into a little background and context, so we can get the fullness of the details here, and then we will begin to pull it apart. Like I said, timing is key here. In the Scripture, it is just about Passover – one of three Jewish pilgrimage festivals, and Jesus and the others are in Jerusalem, along with thousands of other Jews who have travelled from far and wide for this Holy occasion. Now, because of this influx of Jews, the city was crawling with soldiers – troops in place to keep order and peace. It is a strained situation: a hot, dusty city – bustling all year, but absolutely teeming with people at Passover. The tension palpable in the streets, as the authorities attempt to put a lid on what is an escalating situation. This story takes place on a Wednesday, and the days leading up are important to note: Jesus had just, on Sunday, ridden into town on his donkey to the shouts of “Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!” while palm leaves were laid on his path (11:8-10), Palm Sunday. And then on Monday, he went into the Temple and freaked out, flipping tables over and calling people out for their behaviour. Tuesday, he had crowds of people all around as he was confronted by the Scribes and Pharisees, the religious elites, and they challenged each other’s authority – the crowds swelling in support of Jesus, “delighting” (12:37) in his teaching as he denounced the leaders. Our Scripture for today comes the very next morning – just as the “chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him” (14:1), fully aware that if they did it in the open, there would surely be a riot (14:2). So, this is the place we are in with this woman today – build and build and build and build and…pause. The writing here is beautiful, because it is like time slows for this moment. -- Jesus is at Simon’s house, a leper, hanging out with the undesirables (as usual), and onto the scene walks this woman. We never know her name, or even who she is, but, as Jesus later states, the whole world would know her by her actions. She walks in with an alabaster jar – this would be an ancient version of those beautiful hand-blown glass perfume bottles of the 1920s, 30s, 40s. A piece of art – recognizable at once for holding costly ointment, or oil. The contents: made from the spikenard plant, native to the Himalayan region of India – so it is not only a luxury item, it has travelled a great distance before landing in this woman’s possession. The jar is sealed – to keep the precious contents safe until they are to be used. And she CRACKS it open…and pours the entire contents on Jesus’ head. The thick oil creeping down his face, soaking his hair and beard, (inhale!) the musky, sweet, earthy, rich fragrance filling the space, overpowering all else.This moment of love, of bliss, of generosity, of recognition by the woman of who Jesus is. A Holy moment…shattered: “why was the ointment wasted in this way?”“we could’ve sold it for the poor!” They are, of course, correct in a certain way – this imported luxury was costly – roughly the annual wage of a day-labourer in this time. Could’ve fed a lot of poor people with that. But Jesus defends the woman’s prophetic action to those who were denigrating her in the name of the poor: her expansive gesture – breaking and pouring the entire vial when she could use just a few drops – highlights for us the depth of her understanding of the costliness of what is about to happen. Especially as its contrasts to the apparent cheapness of Jesus’ life in the eyes of those who seek to betray and destroy him. Remember, Judas sells him out for a few meager coins. And another level of understanding is revealed in this story with Jesus’ response to those who attempt to rebuke the woman for her apparent wastefulness. “‘Leave her alone,’ said Jesus, ‘why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful [kalos] thing to me.’” (14:6, NIV). The Greek kalos, translated as “beautiful” or “a good service” has a richer meaning than we can understand in English. It can mean good, as in morally right, or, it can mean beautiful, as in aesthetically pleasing, but in this context it means more than either one of those. To give to the poor – what the followers are calling for – is right, but the woman’s deed is of a different order of rightness. To anoint the head with perfume is aesthetically pleasing, but the woman’s act is of a higher order of beauty. Her action is greater than these simple meanings – though it is both a good service and beautiful, it is elevated because it is timely. The beauty of her extravagant and apparently wasteful gesture is due to the particular time and particular situation: Jesus is about to die. This understanding is magnified further by Jesus’ next words: “she has done what she could” (14:8a), which literally translated reads “what she had.” The expression suggests that what she had, she gave – or, what she had it in her power to do, she did. Her act is so powerful because she invested herself in it. She gave what she had to him who was about to give his life for her. And he makes this even clearer with his next words, “She poured perfume on my body beforehand to prepare for my burial” (14:8b). She alone, of all those who heard Jesus’ three prophecies of his death and resurrection, she alone believed him – is she the very first believer? Before even, the tangible empty tomb and left-behind grave-clothes of Easter? Her actions, and Jesus’ recognition of their significance (and the legacy they hold to this day) lay before us a tremendous model of the possible response to Jesus’ presence in our lives. She left no name, but rather the lasting memory of a beautiful and generous deed.—In any other context, perhaps this un-named woman’s action would’ve been wasteful, would’ve been over-the-top extravagant – maybe in a different time and place, the followers’ rebuke would’ve been warranted – a years wages poured out. But for this woman, in this moment, it was kalos, a good and beautiful thing, magnified by the enormity of her love. Remember Annabelle? From the storybook? She had a precious box, and used what was inside with a generosity of spirit, even for those who teased her. And the significance of her actions carried on far beyond her – in the story we are told that “news spread of this remarkable girl…and people came to visit from around the world.”[2] And what of her box? Maybe it was only full because the little girl’s heart was full too. Maybe the box was only full because she was giving away what was inside instead of keeping the treasure for her own gain. Maybe it was only full because of where it was: the box of yarn only worked in one place, and only for the sharing with others. So then, what is the alabaster jar we are holding? What box of unending yarn is here at St. George’s to use to give? What precious, good, beautiful, kalos thing are we being called to – as individuals, and as a community of faith, that is particular to this time, particular to this place, and maybe doesn’t make sense anywhere or any-when else? -- This anonymous woman’s response to Jesus opens us up to what being a disciple really means. Her deed sprung from a personal love for Jesus. A love which, on occasion, breaks all patterns, defies common sense, and simply gives. Spontaneous, un-calculating, selfless, and timely, her gift calls us to love Jesus in this way too. What is extra beautiful about this is her boldness – she is likely aware that the others will judge her for her generosity, but she decides to be reckless in her discipleship, in her love of Jesus. Annabelle, the girl, her actions, too, sprung from a place of abundance, of love, defying common sense (she knit for trucks and mailboxes, you’ll recall). Spontaneous, un-calculating, selfless, and timely. She, too, was mocked, teased for her bold generosity, but she decided to be reckless in her giving to the community. And maybe the way we respond to the love of God known to us through Jesus Christ is unconventional. Maybe it doesn’t fit into what is expected, maybe others will judge us – but we too can be BOLD in our response to this costly love.There is a generosity inside of each of us, waiting for the pot to be shattered open. The jar is precious, yes, but not more precious than the oil inside. The oil is costly, yes, but cheap in comparison to the one we yearn to pour ourselves out for. So knit your sweaters. Break open your jars – break patterns, defy common sense, and give LOVE: spontaneously, un-caluclatingly, selflessly: now is the time, and this surely is the place. God is here, Jesus is calling, and love and generosity abound. Can I get an Amen? [1] Inspiration, exegesis, and great ideas from Marcus J. Borg & John Dominic Crossan, The Last Week; Pheme Perkins, “Gospel of Mark,” The New Interpreter’s Bible Volume VIII; Amy-Jill Levine, The Jewish Annotated New Testament; Lamar Williamson Jr, Interpretation Bible Commentary: Mark. [2] Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen, “Extra Yarn,” p.21.

Righteousness and Justice are the Base of God’s Throne Lectionary Date: June 2, 2019 [7th Sunday of Easter, Year C] This week, Rachel and Tim are joined by Dr. Marc Zvi Brettler, one of the leading scholars in the field of Hebrew Bible. He is Professor Emeritus and former chair of the Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies at Brandeis University. He has also taught at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Duke University, Yale University, Brown University, Wellesley College, and Middlebury College. He is actively involved in many aspects of Jewish communal life, and has served on the board of Boston’s Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center and Gann Academy—the New Jewish High School. Dr. Brettler is known for helping to build meaningful bridges between Jewish religious life and modern critical scholarship of the Hebrew Bible. He is co-editor of the Jewish Study Bible, which won a National Jewish Book Award. We think this volume should be on every pastor’s bookshelf, and consulted often, along with another of Dr. Brettler’s editorial projects, the Jewish Annotated New Testament. For Christian leaders interested in the shared Scriptures of Judaism and Christianity, these books are must haves. Dr. Brettler has published a slew of other books, both academic and popular. He is a clear and accessible communicator, as you will experience in this week’s First Reading episode. Finally, be sure to visit theTorah.com, which Dr. Brettler helped establish, a great online repository for biblical scholarship from a Jewish perspective.

In order to uncover the power and mystery of the Bible, we have to read it first. In this episode of the College Commons Podcast, learn some surprising and fascinating places where you can start. Marc Brettler is the Bernice and Morton Lerner Professor of Jewish Studies in the Department of Religious Studies at Duke University. He has also taught at Brandeis University, Yale University, Brown University, Wellesley College and Middlebury College. His has written God is King, The Creation of History in Ancient Israel, The Book of Judges, and Biblical Hebrew for Students of Modern Israeli Hebrew. He is co-author of The Bible and the Believer, and co-editor of the New Oxford Annotated Bible, The Jewish Study Bible, and The Jewish Annotated New Testament, and has contributed to all ten volumes of My People’s Prayer Book. In 2017, he was one of 100 scholars and leaders asked to participate in the “American Values Religious Voices” project. He is currently at work on part of Psalms commentary for JPS, a book on the Jewish reception of critical biblical scholarship, and a co-authored volume with Amy-Jill Levine on passages from the Hebrew Bible that are prominent in early Christianity. He has published and lectured widely on metaphor and the Bible, the nature of biblical historical texts, Psalms, and gender issues and the Bible. He is a member of the American Academy for Jewish Research and the Council of the Society of Biblical Literature, and has written for The Forward and The Jerusalem Report, has appeared on the Television series “Mysteries of the Bible,” was heard on the National Public Radio show “All Things Considered,” and was interviewed on “Fresh Air” by Terry Gross.

Typically religious scholars will comment on the scriptures of their own religion. But sometimes, bold scholars will go where others fear to tread, commenting the scriptures of another religion. The situation is all the more sensitive when historically, one religion branched off of the other.   This episode of Thinking About Religion is a wide-ranging...

Professor Levine is an internationally recognized expert in Biblical studies, Jewish/Christian relations, and the Bible, gender, and sexuality. She works in biblical studies broadly, with special interest in Jewish-Christian relations, Jesus and the Gospels, the roles of women, gender, and sexuality in biblical texts, and the relationship between history (what happened, as best as events can be reconstructed) and interpretation (how have texts been understood over time). University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies, Mary Jane Werthan Professor of Jewish Studies, and Professor of New Testament Studies at Vanderbilt Divinity School and College of Arts and Science; she is also Affiliated Professor, Centre for the Study of Jewish-Christian Relations, Cambridge UK. Dr. Levine is also a co-editor of the Jewish Annotated New Testament. She has recorded three sets of lectures for the Teaching Company’s “Great Lectures” series. Holding the B.A. from Smith College, and the M.A. and Ph.D. from Duke University, she has honorary doctorates from the University of Richmond, the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest, the University of South Carolina-Upstate, Drury University, and Christian Theological Seminary. A self-described Yankee Jewish feminist, Professor Levine is a member of Congregation Sherith Israel, an Orthodox Synagogue in Nashville, although she is often quite unorthodox. To learn more about Provocative Enlightenment Radio, go to http://www.provocativeenlightenment.com

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Join Dr. Carlos as he explores the misunderstood Jew, Jesus. Amy-Jill Levine is University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of New Testament Studies, and Professor of Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt Divinity School and College of Arts and Science in Nashville, Tennessee; affiliated professor at the Centre for the Study of Jewish-Christian Relations at Cambridge; and a self-described "Yankee Jewish feminist who teaches in a predominantly Christian divinity school in the buckle of the Bible Belt." She is the author of The Misunderstood Jew and the editor of The Jewish Annotated New Testament.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.

Join Dr. Carlos as he explores Jesus as a storyteller with Dr. Levine. Amy-Jill Levine is University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of New Testament Studies, and Professor of Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt Divinity School and College of Arts and Science in Nashville, Tennessee; affiliated professor at the Centre for the Study of Jewish-Christian Relations at Cambridge; and a self-described "Yankee Jewish feminist who teaches in a predominantly Christian divinity school in the buckle of the Bible Belt." She is the author of The Misunderstood Jew and the editor of The Jewish Annotated New Testament.The renowned biblical scholar, author of The Misunderstood Jew, and general editor for The Jewish Annotated New Testament interweaves history and spiritual analysis to explore Jesus' most popular teaching parables, exposing their misinterpretations and making them lively and relevant for modern readers.Jesus was a skilled storyteller and perceptive teacher who used parables from everyday life to effectively convey his message and meaning. Life in first-century Palestine was very different from our world today, and many traditional interpretations of Jesus' stories ignore this disparity and have often allowed anti-Semitism and misogyny to color their perspectives.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.

Amy-Jill Levine is University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt University Divinity School and College of Arts and Sciences. She has held office in the Society of Biblical Literature, the Catholic Biblical Association, and the Association for Jewish Studies. She is the author, co-author, or editor of numerous books, including The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus; The Historical Jesus in Context; the Jewish Annotated New Testament; and The Meaning of the Bible: What The Jewish Scriptures and the Christian Old Testament Can Teach Us.

Amy-Jill Levine is University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt University.   She is editor of the Jewish Annotated New Testament and is author of  The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus.  Her latest book is Short Stories By Jesus:  The Enigmatic Parables of A Controversial Rabbi.  She talks with me about the historical Jesus and the stories he told.