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| Resource: |
Book (BKBHB064) Short Stories by Jesus
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| Author: |
Levine, A J |
| Publisher: |
HarperOne, 2015 |
| Vendor: |
Cokesbury |
| Length: |
343 pages |
| Heading: |
B-HB — Bible / Gospels
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| Subjects: |
New testament; Parables |
| # Copies: |
1 |
| ISBN/ISSN: |
9780061561030
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| Description: |
The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi. The author 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. 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. |
| Age Groups: |
Young Adult; Adult (30-55); Adult (55+)
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