{"product_id":"short-stories-by-jesus-the-enigmatic-parables-of-a-controversial-rabbi-9780061561030","title":"Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLevine, Amy-Jill:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAMY-JILL LEVINE\u003c\/strong\u003e is University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies and Mary Jane Werthan Professor of Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt Divinity School and Department of Jewish Studies. She has also taught at Swarthmore College, Cambridge University, and the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. She is the author of many books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Misunderstood Jew\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eShort Stories by Jesus, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eand she is the co-editor of the\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eJewish Annotated New Testament\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613542027538,"sku":"9780061561030","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d343e4ec-518d-4497-a224-30a09896a99b.jpg?v=1732406646","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/short-stories-by-jesus-the-enigmatic-parables-of-a-controversial-rabbi-9780061561030","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}