LEADER 01813ojm 2200253z- 450 001 9910164174103321 005 20230913112557.0 010 $a1-5159-9950-5 035 $a(CKB)3710000001057897 035 $a(BIP)060405969 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001057897 100 $a20231107c2017uuuu -u- - 101 0 $aeng 200 10$aShort Stories by Jesus : The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi 210 $cTantor Audio 330 8 $aJesus 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 us 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 a 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. 517 $aShort Stories by Jesus 676 $a226.8/06 700 $aLevine$b Amy-Jill$0173886 702 $aPostel$b Donna$4nrt 906 $aAUDIO 912 $a9910164174103321 996 $aShort Stories by Jesus : The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi$93595910 997 $aUNINA