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A tiny fig tree needs time to grow. But how much time? All four
seasons go by . . . and there are no figs. The seasons pass again.
Still no figs! Is the fig tree good for nothing? Inspired by the
parable of the Barren Fig Tree, The Good for Nothing Tree reminds
us that the sweetest figs, like many other things, are worth
waiting for. Not every tree-and not every child-grows at the same
pace. Yet patience, care, and love can change everything, making
what may appear "good for nothing" very good. A note about the
parable's New Testament origins and a recipe are included.
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Revelation
Lynn R. Huber, Gail R O'Day; Edited by Barbara E Reid; Volume editing by Amy-Jill Levine
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While feminist interpretations of the Book of Revelation often
focus on the book’s use of feminine archetypes—mother, bride,
and prostitute, this commentary explores how gender, sexuality, and
other feminist concerns permeate the book in its entirety. By
calling audience members to become victors, Revelation’s author,
John, commends to them an identity that flows between masculine and
feminine and challenges ancient gender norms. This identity befits
an audience who follow the Lamb, a genderqueer savior, wherever he
goes. Â In this commentary, Lynn R. Huber situates Revelation
and its earliest audiences in the overlapping worlds of ancient
Asia Minor (modern Turkey) and first-century Judaism. She also
examines how interpreters from different generations living within
other worlds have found meaning in this image-rich and meaning-full
book.
The editors of The Jewish Annotated New Testament show how and why
Jews and Christians read many of the same Biblical texts -
including passages from the Pentateuch, the Prophets, and the
Psalms - differently. Exploring and explaining these diverse
perspectives, they reveal more clearly Scripture's beauty and
power. Esteemed Bible scholars and teachers Amy-Jill Levine and
Marc Z. Brettler take readers on a guided tour of the most popular
Hebrew Bible passages quoted in the New Testament to show what the
texts meant in their original contexts and then how Jews and
Christians, over time, understood those same texts. Passages
include the creation of the world, the role of Adam and Eve, the
Suffering Servant of Isiah, the book of Jonah, and Psalm 22, whose
words, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me," Jesus quotes as
he dies on the cross. Comparing various interpretations -
historical, literary, and theological - of each ancient text,
Levine and Brettler offer deeper understandings of the original
narratives and their many afterlives. They show how the text speaks
to different generations under changed circumstances, and so
illuminate the Bible's ongoing significance. By understanding the
depth and variety by which these passages have been, and can be,
understood, The Bible With and Without Jesus does more than enhance
our religious understandings, it helps us to see the Bible as a
source of inspiration for any and all readers.
The editors of The Jewish Annotated New Testament explore how Jews
and Christians can learn from and understand each other better by
exploring how they read many of the same Bible stories through
different lens. Esteemed Bible scholars Amy-Jill Levine and Marc
Brettler take readers on a guided tour of the most popular Old
Testament stories referenced in the New Testament to explore how
Christians, Jews, and scholars read these ancient texts
differently. Among the passages analyzed are the creation story,
the role of Adam and Eve, the suffering servant passages in Isaiah,
the sign of "Jonah" Jesus refers to, and the words Jesus quotes
from Psalm 22 as he is dying on the cross, "My God, my God, why
have you forsaken me?" Comparing Jewish, Christian, and academic
interpretations of each ancient narrative, Levine and Brettler
offer a deeper understanding of these contrasting faiths, and
illuminate the historical and literary significance of the Bible
and its place in our culture. Revealing not only what Jews and
Christians can learn from each other, The Bible With and Without
Jesus also shows how to appreciate the distinctive perspectives of
each. By understanding the depth and variety of reading these
passages, we not only enhance our knowledge of each other, but also
see more clearly the beauty and power of Scripture itself.
"One sheep makes a difference. Without her something is missing.
Now my flock is complete." Oh, no! The man is missing his sheep!
The woman is missing her coin! The father is missing his son! Can
you help them find what they are looking for? Who Counts? is a
creative retelling of three popular parables: the lost sheep, the
lost coin, and the prodigal son. As young readers count to help the
characters find what's missing, Who Counts? teaches that every one
of us counts in God's eyes and that everyone should feel counted.
The stories are beautifully illustrated with modern-day characters
and a diversity of ethnicities so that all children will be able to
see themselves in the stories.
This collection of essays investigates signs of toleration,
recognition, respect and other positive forms of interaction
between and within religious groups of late antiquity. At the same
time, it acknowledges that examples of tolerance are significantly
fewer in ancient sources than examples of intolerance and are often
limited to insiders, while outsiders often met with contempt, or
even outright violence. The essays take both perspectives seriously
by analysing the complexity pertaining to these encounters.
Religious concerns, ethnicity, gender and other social factors
central to identity formation were often intertwined and they
yielded different ways of drawing the limits of tolerance and
intolerance. This book enhances our understanding of the formative
centuries of Jewish and Christian religious traditions. It also
brings the results of historical inquiry into dialogue with
present-day questions of religious tolerance. The book contains
contributions by Ismo Dunderberg, Carmen Palmer, Michael Labahn,
Nina Nikki, Anna-Liisa Rafael, Sami Yli-Karjanmaa, Galit
Hasan-Rokem & Israel Yuval, Paul Middleton, Outi Lehtipuu,
Elizabeth Dowling, and Amy-Jill Levine.
First published in 2011, The Jewish Annotated New Testament was a
groundbreaking work, bringing the New Testament's Jewish background
to the attention of students, clergy, and general readers. In this
new edition, eighty Jewish scholars bring together unparalleled
scholarship to shed new light on the text. This thoroughly revised
and greatly expanded second edition brings even more helpful
information and new insights to the study of the New Testament. *
Introductions to each New Testament book, containing guidance for
reading and specific information about how the book relates to the
Judaism of the period, have been revised and augmented, and in some
cases newly written. * Annotations on the text-some revised, some
new to this edition-provide verse-by-verse commentary. * The thirty
essays from the first edition are thoroughly updated, and there are
twenty-four new essays, on topics such as "Mary in Jewish
Tradition,", "Christology," and "Messianic Judaism." * For
Christian readers The Jewish Annotated New Testament offers a
window into the first-century world of Judaism from which the New
Testament springs. There are explanations of Jewish concepts such
as food laws and rabbinic argumentation. It also provides a
much-needed corrective to many centuries of Christian
misunderstandings of the Jewish religion. * For Jewish readers,
this volume provides the chance to encounter the New Testament-a
text of vast importance in Western European and American
culture-with no religious agenda and with guidance from Jewish
experts in theology, history, and Jewish and Christian thought. It
also explains Christian practices, such as the Eucharist. The
Jewish Annotated New Testament, Second Edition is an essential
volume that places the New Testament writings in a context that
will enlighten readers of any faith or none.
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Luke 10-24 (Hardcover, 43B)
Barbara E Reid, Shelly Matthews; Edited by Barbara E Reid; Volume editing by Amy-Jill Levine
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Because there are more women in the Gospel of Luke than in any
other gospel, feminists have given it much attention. In this
commentary, Shelly Matthews and Barbara Reid show that feminist
analysis demands much more than counting the number of female
characters. Feminist biblical interpretation examines how the
female characters function in the narrative and also scrutinizes
the workings of power with respect to empire, to anti-Judaism, and
to other forms of othering. Matthews and Reid draw attention to the
ambiguities of the text-both the liberative possibilities and the
ways that Luke upholds the patriarchal status quo-and guide readers
to empowering reading strategies.
"An impressive volume. Levine, Allison, and Crossan have assembled
a group of experts who, by generously citing and carefully
analyzing primary sources, contextualize Jesus in the Jewish and
wider Greco-Roman world of his time. The essays cast a wide net and
collect a rich assortment of information for students of the
historical Jesus and the Gospels."--James C. Vanderkam, University
of Notre Dame, author of "The Dead Sea Scrolls"
"Textbooks are increasingly difficult to find for an
introductory class on Jesus of Nazareth. "The Historical Jesus in
Context" provides an anthology of important primary texts that are
set in context so that they illuminate what Jesus and his world was
like. The selections are judicious, the authors prominent, and the
potential for students illuminating."--Scot McKnight, author of
"The Jesus Creed"
"This is a source book to help all obtain their own conclusions,
by emphasizing that Jesus' own message must be grounded in the
original historical context. The task is not only imperative but
also demanded morally. No other book does this so well. It is
amazingly well done and well written."--James Charlesworth,
Princeton Theological Seminary
"This is a great collection and would certainly be of interest
to scholars and laypersons interested in the quest for the
historical Jesus. The selection of scholars is top notch, and the
notes and commentary for each source are strong."--Kathleen Corley,
University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
A fresh look at the Bible reveals a richness of insight about sex
and sexuality For some people, the Bible’s perspectives on sex
may seem too one-dimensional or antiquated to apply to modern-day
life. Others may hold up the Bible as the ultimate moral guideline
when it comes to sex and human sexuality. A close reading of the
Bible reveals that while its rules and lessons about sex and
sexuality may not be applicable to all people at all times, this
sacred scripture does offer surprising insight into our modern
sexual lives. This intriguing guide demystifies the Bible,
synthesizing basic historical, theological, literary and linguistic
ideas about the Bible’s texts with our modern attitudes about
sex. Thoughtful new translation and provocative commentary bridge
the divide between biblical authority and our present-day views on
gender roles, marriage, sexual orientation, virginity, lust and
sexual pleasure. Drawing from Hebrew and Christian scripture, it
examines the ways that the language of religion and the language of
sex intersect. Now you can discover what the Bible says about sex
with no previous background in theology or religious history. This
SkyLight Illuminations edition offers insightful and engaging
commentary that explains the historical context and religious
worldviews of those who wrote the Bible as well as the role their
perspectives play in current social debates. You will be encouraged
to form your own opinion about what the Bible has to say about sex
and gain a deeper understanding of your own sexuality.
Ancient literature was generally written by and produced for elite
men. That fact creates specific challenges to modern interpreters
of gender roles in the ancient world, especially once contemporary
understandings of gender as construction and performance are
embraced. In Gender and Second-Temple Judaism, world-renowned
scholars take on these challenges with regard to ancient Judaism
(here including early Christianity and early rabbinic Judaism as
well), at once examining the ancient evidence and quite consciously
addressing difficult methodological questions regarding gender.
Taken together, these chapters further complicate discussions of
the construction of identity (e.g., "who is a Jew?") by inflecting
them with questions of gender construction as well. Scholars of
ancient Judaism and of gender alike will find much to grapple with
in these pages.
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