I have read three books by Amy-Jill Levine in the last few months (link is to her Amazon page), but I here mention more than those three. The Pharisees (edited with Joseph Sievers) The Misunderstood Jews: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus
Looks like some good sources to keep in mind if one were thinking of applying to Northern's DMin in NT Context and needed a place to start for their essay.
Hey Scot… I appreciate being introduced to her writing a couple of summers ago when joining the MANT. Reading her book challenged me to reconsider a number of aspects of Jesus’s parables (which the book was about). At least with her book on the parables I struggled with how she deconstructed the gospels, particularly in Luke (I believe), where she would question the framing Luke gave for a parable, stating, well, that’s not what the parable is about. Where does this leave me? Are the gospel writers then not trustworthy sources?
I’ve begun reading the Jewish Jesus book. But I read it cautiously. What I’m looking for is what function those negative portrayals of at least some of the Jewish religious leadership play in the gospels? What is the solution? If something is deconstructed, where is a reconstruction that leads us to better understanding and a more faithful discipleship?
Looks like some good sources to keep in mind if one were thinking of applying to Northern's DMin in NT Context and needed a place to start for their essay.
Hey Scot… I appreciate being introduced to her writing a couple of summers ago when joining the MANT. Reading her book challenged me to reconsider a number of aspects of Jesus’s parables (which the book was about). At least with her book on the parables I struggled with how she deconstructed the gospels, particularly in Luke (I believe), where she would question the framing Luke gave for a parable, stating, well, that’s not what the parable is about. Where does this leave me? Are the gospel writers then not trustworthy sources?
I’ve begun reading the Jewish Jesus book. But I read it cautiously. What I’m looking for is what function those negative portrayals of at least some of the Jewish religious leadership play in the gospels? What is the solution? If something is deconstructed, where is a reconstruction that leads us to better understanding and a more faithful discipleship?
I have not read any of Levine's book. Which book would be a good starting point?