{"product_id":"short-stories-by-jesus-the-enigmatic-parables-of-a-controversial-rabbi-paperback","title":"Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmy-Jill Levine\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe renowned biblical scholar, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Misunderstood Jew\u003c\/em\u003e, and general editor for \u003cem\u003eThe Jewish Annotated New Testament\u003c\/em\u003e interweaves history and spiritual analysis to explore Jesus' most popular teaching parables, exposing their misinterpretations and making them lively and relevant for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJesus 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this wise, entertaining, and educational book, Amy-Jill Levine offers a fresh, timely reinterpretation of Jesus' narratives. In \u003cem\u003eShort Stories by Jesus\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHave We Domesticated Jesus's Radical and Provocative Parables?\u003c\/p\u003e--The Boston Pilot\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHave We Domesticated Jesus's Radical and Provocative Parables?\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52057064898861,"sku":"9780061561030","price":20.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/short-stories-by-jesus-the-enigmatic-parables-of-a-controversial-rabbi-paperback-3594779.webp?v=1780168985","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/short-stories-by-jesus-the-enigmatic-parables-of-a-controversial-rabbi-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}