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008    140620s2014    nyu      b    001 0 eng   
010    2014012012 
020    9780061561016 
020    0061561010 
020    9780061561030 (pbk) 
020    0061561037 (pbk) 
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100 1  Levine, Amy-Jill,|d1956-|eauthor. 
245 10 Short stories by Jesus :|bthe enigmatic parables of a 
       controversial rabbi /|cAmy-Jill Levine. 
264  1 New York, NY :|bHarperOne,|c2014. 
300    313 pages ;|c23 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent. 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia. 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier. 
504    Includes bibliographical references ( pages 287-308) and 
       index. 
505 00 |tHow we domesticate Jesus? provocative stories --|tLost 
       sheep, lost coin, lost son --|tThe good Samaritan --|tThe 
       kingdom of heaven is like yeast? --|tThe pearl of great 
       price --|tThe mustard seed --|tThe Pharisee and the tax 
       collector --|tLaborers in the vineyard --|tThe widow and 
       the judge --|tThe rich man and Lazarus --|tThe power of 
       disturbing stories. 
520    The renowned biblical scholar, author of The Misunderstood
       Jew and general editor for The Jewish Annotated New 
       Testament, interweaves history and spiritual analysis to 
       explore Jesus' most popular teaching parables, exposing 
       their misinterpretations and making them lively and 
       relevant for modern readers. Jesus was a skilled 
       storyteller and perceptive teacher who used parables from 
       everyday life to effectively convey his message and 
       meaning. Life in first-century Palestine was very 
       different from our world today, and many traditional 
       interpretations of Jesus' stories ignore this disparity 
       and have often allowed anti-Semitism and misogyny to color
       their perspectives. In this wise, entertaining, and 
       educational book, Amy-Jill Levine offers a fresh, timely 
       reinterpretation of Jesus' narratives. In Short Stories by
       Jesus, she analyzes these "problems with parables," taking
       readers back in time to understand how their original 
       Jewish audience understood them. Levine reveals the 
       parables' connections to first-century economic and 
       agricultural life, social customs and morality, Jewish 
       scriptures and Roman culture. With this revitalized 
       understanding, she interprets these moving stories for the
       contemporary reader, showing how the parables are not just
       about Jesus, but are also about us -- and when read 
       rightly, still challenge and provoke us two thousand years
       later. 
600 00 Jesus Christ|xParables. 
655  7 Parables.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01726691.