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The Bible With and Without Jesus

How Jews and Christians Read the Same Stories Differently

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The Bible With and Without Jesus

By: Amy-Jill Levine, Marc Zvi Brettler
Narrated by: Marni Penning
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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.

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Overall I would fully recommend this book, and I believe it is an important piece of work for people of any tradition to understand another's tradition.

An important book for anyone from any tradition

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This is an utterly brilliant and useful book. I led a Lent course two years ago seeking to clarify some of the issues the authors deal with here and had this text been available to me I should have done a far better job. As it is I have recommended it in an article on Irenaeus, although the one on Justin Martyr will need to be amended after completing this excellent book which should be required reading for all trainee ministers of whichever Christian church.

An utterly brilliant and useful book.

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The insights in this book are fascinating and the perspectives of the authors are clearly identified.

Brilliant!
Unfortunately the audiobook doesn’t have chapter designations. And I would have preferred different narration- Felt AI generated, but I soon got used to it. That’s why I’ve put performance only at 3 star!

Superb work

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