Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus, Lois Tverberg
Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus, Lois Tverberg
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Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus
How a Jewish Perspective Can Transform Your Understanding

Author: Lois Tverberg

Narrator: Lois Tverberg

Unabridged: 7 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/02/2018

Synopsis

What would it be like for modern readers to sit down beside Jesus as he explained the Bible to them? What life-changing insights might emerge from such a transformative encounter? Lois Tverberg knows the treasures that await readers willing to learn how to read the Bible through Jewish eyes. By helping them understand the Bible as Jesus and his first-century listeners would have, she bridges the gaps of time and culture in order to open the Bible to readers today. Combining careful research with engaging prose, Tverberg leads us on a journey back in time to shed light on how this Middle Eastern people approached life, God, and each other. She explains age-old imagery that we often misinterpret, allowing us to approach God and the stories and teachings of Scripture with new eyes. By helping readers grasp the perspective of its original audience, she equips them to read the Bible in ways that will enrich their lives and deepen their understanding.

About Lois Tverberg

Lois Tverberg, PhD, has been writing and teaching about the Jewish background of Christianity for the past twenty years. Her passion is to translate the Bible’s ancient setting into fresh insights that deepen and strengthen Christian faith. She is the author of Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus, Walking in the Dust of Rabbi Jesus, and Listening to the Language of the Bible. Lois writes from her home in Holland, Michigan. For more information, visit OurRabbiJesus.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kelsey on April 16, 2018

In today’s world, we recognize the need to understand and respect cultural differences. Besides being necessary, it’s hugely enriching! How much more, then, should Christians become more familiar with the culture and viewpoint of the people for whom the Bible was first written? It would help us bett......more

Goodreads review by Christine on January 02, 2018

There are a handful of books that have challenged me and changed the way I look at the Bible and forced me to grow in my knowledge of God; this is one of them. The book is filled with so many ideas that I've never contemplated or never thought to meditate on. The author's explanation of Jewish cultu......more

Goodreads review by Keri on January 04, 2018

As a disciple of Rabbi Jesus, I often find myself wondering what it would have been like to walk ancient roads with him, listening to him teach, seeing him heal, watching him interact with both the poor and the powerful. Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus offers a chance to once again, walk with the......more

Goodreads review by Victoria on January 29, 2018

This was one of the best books I have read. A few years back a Pastor mentioned a book titled "Misreading Scripture With Western Eyes". It is a book that deals with how we Westerners can misread scripture because we come from such a different culture. The book was excellent and I have continued searc......more

Goodreads review by Sam on August 29, 2019

Great cultural background on the Jewish biblical world, how the OT connects to Jesus! Euvangelion as “gospel/good news” referred to the announcement that a new king had taken the throne, that a new kingdom had taken power; it was good news to the empire and its citizens. Prohibition on two material b......more

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