Entering the Passion of Jesus: An Introductory Guide to Holy Week by Amy-Jill Levine

Experience the passion of Jesus with Amy-Jill Levine's Beginners Guide to Holy Week. This Adult Christian Education book is the perfect way to deepen your faith and understanding of the Easter season. With its binding and pages of high quality, excellent print quality, and great value for money, this book is sure to provide you with an unforgettable experience. Discover the richness of the Easter season and enter the Passion of Jesus with this comprehensive guide.

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Explore the significance of Holy Week with renowned professor and author Amy-Jill Levine in her course, "The Passion of Jesus: A Beginner's Guide to Holy Week." Gain insight into the events and teachings of Jesus during the week leading up to his crucifixion and resurrection as Dr. Levine guides you through the New Testament Gospels. Discover the importance of Jesus' ministry and the implications of his death and resurrection. Experience the power of the Passion story in this thought-provoking and faith-filled journey.
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Details of Entering the Passion of Jesus: An Introductory Guide to Holy Week by Amy-Jill Levine

  • ISBN-13 ‏ ‎: 978-1501869556
  • Best Sellers Rank: #36 in Easter Holiday#155 in Adult Christian Education #193 in Christology
  • Customer Reviews: 4.7/5 stars of 690 ratings
  • Easter Holiday: Easter Holiday
  • Paperback ‏ ‎: 144 pages
  • Language ‏ ‎: English
  • Adult Christian Education (Books): Adult Christian Education
  • Dimensions ‏ ‎: 5.5 x 0.33 x 8.5 inches
  • Item Weight ‏ ‎: 5.6 ounces
  • Christology (Books): Christology
  • Publisher ‏ ‎: Abingdon Press
  • ISBN-10 ‏ ‎: 1501869558

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Dave Pettengill: We used this for our small group study for lent and it led to really good conversations. I would definitely recommend it.

United States on Mar 29, 2023

JP: Book was like new except for a small address label. A good price & on time delivery. Great seller.

United States on Feb 17, 2023

Cathryn Conroy: Don't let the subtitle of this incredibly perceptive book mislead you. I am no beginner to Holy Week, but I still learned SO much. This is a short book that sparkles like a rare gemstone. After reading it, I will forever read the Passion stories in the four Gospels in a whole new, more enlightened way.

The author of this book is Amy-Jill Levine, an Orthodox Jew who is a New Testament scholar, professor, and author. Drawing on this unusual dichotomy, Levine explains not only the history behind the stories of Jesus's last week, but also the underlying meanings from the Hebrew scriptures in so much of what he says and does. This is very important. Jesus's first-century audience would have understood those meanings without any kind of explanation because they were Jewish. But we 21st century Christians can't claim the same understanding. In addition, Levine dissects words—words we take for granted as to their meaning—explaining what they mean in Hebrew and Greek. (Example: "Truly" means "Amen" in Greek, so when Jesus begins a sentence with "Truly" as translated in the NRSV, he's really beginning with "Amen.")

The book's six short chapters cover Jesus riding a donkey...

United States on Apr 02, 2021

Grace W: I loved learning more about Jesus’ journey to the cross. It’s so interesting to try to figure out how each of the gospels’ narratives connect.

Canada on Mar 31, 2021

Justin M. Edgar: I very much enjoyed Professor Levine’s work. She did an excellent job with the Scripture text itself. The comparison and contrast of each Gospel writer, and the perspective they bring to Holy Week was very helpful in entering into the narrative of the cross. I appreciated the emphasis on letting the Gospel writers each speak. It also was done in a clear and expedient way.

United States on Apr 19, 2019

Norman Weinstein: This is a book compact enough to be read in a few hours - and then pondered the rest of your life. This is no small claim - yet one easily clarified. The story of the Passion of Jesus rests at the core of Christianity. It is a cornerstone motif of the entire faith in its myriad forms. As such, it has been vulgarized for mass entertainment purposes by filmmaker Mel Gibson, used as a rationale historically by sundry anti-Semites doing their violence tragically against Jews, and has been abstracted into passionless academic and theological discourse or dogma. What Dr. Levine has accomplished is a deep yet easily accessible meditation on the Passion of Jesus useful to Christians and Jews, Believers and Agnostics alike. Through a dramatic retelling of the death of Jesus that brought new life meaning into the world, the author focuses primarily on risk-taking behavior - that of Jesus - and ultimately our own. Her approach opens a door into the psychology of risk-taking behavior when that riskiness is in the service of life-affirming ethical and spiritual values. That makes the book a gift to all readers. For practicing Christians, Dr. Levine de-familiarizes the familiar Passion tale...

United States on Mar 09, 2019

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Entering the Passion of Jesus: An Introductory Guide to Holy Week by Amy-Jill Levine Alan Vermilye's "The Pilgrim's Progress": A Modern-Day, Easily Readable Adaptation "Exploring God's Will: Uncovering the Biblical Answers to What God Wants" by Michael S. Heiser
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ISBN-13 ‏ ‎ 978-1501869556 978-1948481120 978-0692199046
Best Sellers Rank #36 in Easter Holiday#155 in Adult Christian Education #193 in Christology #2 in Christian Fantasy #3 in Religious Historical Fiction #4 in Christian Classics & Allegories #43 in Adult Christian Education #1,144 in Christian Spiritual Growth
Customer Reviews 4.7/5 stars of 690 ratings 4.8/5 stars of 2,728 ratings 4.8/5 stars of 1,310 ratings
Easter Holiday Easter Holiday
Paperback ‏ ‎ 144 pages 236 pages 116 pages
Language ‏ ‎ English English English
Adult Christian Education (Books) Adult Christian Education Adult Christian Education
Dimensions ‏ ‎ 5.5 x 0.33 x 8.5 inches 5.5 x 0.59 x 8.5 inches 6 x 0.29 x 9 inches
Item Weight ‏ ‎ 5.6 ounces 10.7 ounces 6.4 ounces
Christology (Books) Christology
Publisher ‏ ‎ Abingdon Press Brown Chair Books Blind Spot Press
ISBN-10 ‏ ‎ 1501869558 194848112X 0692199047
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