Sermon on the Mount, AmyJill Levine
Sermon on the Mount, AmyJill Levine
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Sermon on the Mount
A Beginner's Guide to the Kingdom of Heaven

Author: Amy-Jill Levine

Narrator: Nan McNamara

Unabridged: 5 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/30/2020

Synopsis

How is the follower of Jesus to understand the words of the Old Testament? How are those words relevant to the New Covenant he is establishing? What might the words of the Lords Prayer have conveyed to his initial followers, and why is that historical information essential to the prayer two millennia later?In Sermon on the Mount, Dr. Amy-Jill Levine takes a detailed and colorful overview of Matthew 5-7, collectively known as Jesuss Sermon on the Mount. Through Dr. Levines engaging method of biblical interpretation, listeners will come away with a solid understanding of the Sermon on the Mount in its full historical and theological context.

About Amy-Jill Levine

Amy-Jill Levine ("AJ") is Rabbi Stanley M. Kessler Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at the Hartford International University for Religion and Peace and University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies Emerita, Mary Jane Werthan Professor of Jewish Studies Emerita, and Professor of New Testament Studies Emerita at Vanderbilt University. An internationally renowned scholar and teacher, she is the author of numerous books, including The Difficult Words of Jesus: A Beginner's Guide to His Most Perplexing Teachings, Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi, Entering the Passion of Jesus: A Beginner's Guide to Holy Week, Light of the World: A Beginner's Guide to Advent, Sermon on the Mount: A Beginner's Guide to the Kingdom of Heaven, and Signs and Wonders: A Beginner's Guide to the Miracles of Jesus. She is also coeditor of the Jewish Annotated New Testament. AJ is the first Jew to teach New Testament at Rome's Pontifical Biblical Institute. In 2021 she was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. AJ describes herself as an unorthodox member of an Orthodox synagogue and a Yankee Jewish feminist who until 2021 taught New Testament in a Christian divinity school in the buckle of the Bible Belt.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cathryn on February 26, 2023

One of my favorite writers about the New Testament is an Orthodox Jew. Amy-Jill Levine is an Orthodox Jew by faith and a renowned New Testament scholar by profession so who better to explain the nuances of Jesus's sayings as they relate to the Hebrew scriptures, what we Christians call the Old Testa......more

Goodreads review by Heidi on October 29, 2020

This one was a bit more esoteric than the previous ones that we've done in the study group, but still quite approachable and enjoyable. The author is a Jewish professor at a Christian college and brings a fresh, unique perspective to Jesus' words (he was, after all, a Jewish man himself). Her drawin......more

Goodreads review by Robert on September 20, 2020

A home run! If I may be so bold "AJ" your sense of clarity in your writing is remarkable. I needed this book, with our current world situation being what it is, this book was uplifting, educational, and revealing I got to see thing's through a different set of eyes. I have gained a new perspective on......more

Goodreads review by Ginny on February 09, 2025

Offers deep and accessible insights to Sermon on the Mount Amy-Jill Levine’s viewpoints as a Jewish scholar of Jesus are both refreshing and invigorating. Great book for group or individual reading.......more

Goodreads review by Scott on December 20, 2020

I love this book and Amy-Jill Levine. She has helped me so much. As a United Methodist Christian who is also coming from a Jewish background, but I'm not Messianic, this book is so helpful and I hope I can help others by reading it. Thank you......more

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