Light of the World, AmyJill Levine
Light of the World, AmyJill Levine
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Light of the World

Author: Amy-Jill Levine

Narrator: Nan McNamara

Unabridged: 4 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/01/2020

Synopsis

In Light of the World: A Beginner's Guide to Advent, author, professor, and biblical scholar Amy-Jill Levine explores the biblical texts surrounding the story of the birth of Jesus. Join her as she traces the Christmas narrative through the stories of Zechariah and Elizabeth, Mary, the journey to Bethlehem, and the visit from the Magi. These stories open conversations around connections of the Gospel stories to the Old Testament, the role of women in first-century Jewish culture, the importance of Mary's visitation and the revolutionary implications of Mary's Magnificat, the census and the stable, and the star of Bethlehem and the flight to Egypt.

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 Angie on January 07, 2025

Absolutely fantastic. My favorite New Testament scholar.......more

Goodreads review by JC on December 10, 2020

I had planned a few months ago to read Amy-Jill Levine’s “The Misunderstood Jew” during Advent this year. It’s a book that places Jesus more firmly in his Jewish context, written by a pre-eminent religious studies scholar who herself identifies as Jewish. However, last month, I stumbled upon this bo......more

Goodreads review by Cathryn on December 22, 2021

My favorite writer about Christianity is an Orthodox Jew. Amy-Jill Levine brings so much to every book she writes, but most of all it's her unique point of view. A Jew by faith and a New Testament scholar by profession, Levine is able to explain New Testament writings by also explaining the Hebrew S......more

Goodreads review by Tami on December 26, 2020

A really unique perspective on the Advent stories from both Matthew and Luke. The author is Jewish. Read this as part of a multi-week study, with author videos as well.......more

Goodreads review by Patrick on February 15, 2020

Okay. This is a very interesting book that I really enjoyed reading. The author covered many topics and ideals that I remember being covered in my new testament class during my seminary training. What makes this book even more interesting is that it's author isn't Christian; she comes from a Jewish......more

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