Entering the Passion of Jesus: A Beginner's Guide to Holy Week

by Amy-Jill Levine

Publisher:

Abingdon Press

, 2018

Jesus’ final days were full of risk. Every move he made was filled with anticipation, danger, and the potential for great loss or great reward.


Jesus risked his reputation when he entered Jerusalem in a victory parade. He risked his life when he dared to teach in the Temple. His followers risked everything when they left behind their homes, or anointed him with costly perfume. We take risks as we read and re-read these stories, finding new meanings and new challenges.


In Entering the Passion of Jesus: A Beginner’s Guide to Holy Week, author, professor, and biblical scholar Amy-Jill Levine explores the biblical texts surrounding the Passion story. She shows us how the text raises ethical and spiritual questions for the reader, and how we all face risk in our Christian experience.


Entering the Passion of Jesus provides a rich and challenging learning experience for small groups and individual readers alike. The book is part of a larger six-week study that is perfect for Lent and includes a DVD, and a comprehensive Leader Guide.

The book’s six chapters include:


Jerusalem: Risking Reputation

The Temple: Risking Righteous Anger

Teachings: Risking Challenge

The First Dinner: Risking Rejection

The Last Supper: Risking the Loss of Friends

Gethsemane: Risking Temptation

Features

Amy-Jill Levine takes readers on an exploration of the biblical texts surrounding the Passion story to make them lively and relevant.

Levine looks into characters such as Judas, Pilate, Caiaphas, the disciples, and the women around Jesus to understand their relationships and roles in the Passion story.

Includes Participant Guide, Leader Guide, and DVD featuring renowned biblical scholar, Amy-Jill Levine.

The study highlights the main points of the Passion story and makes it more accessible to readers.

The study brings Levine s text into sharp focus and provides readers with all the elements for a lively group experience.

Product Details

• Title : Entering the Passion of Jesus [Large Print]: A Beginner's Guide to Holy Week
• Author: Levine, Amy-Jill
• Publisher: Abingdon Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• ISBN: 9781501869563

About Amy-Jill Levine

Amy-Jill Levine is E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of New Testament Studies at Vanderbilt University Divinity School, Department of Religious Studies, and Graduate Department of Religion. Holding a B.A. from Smith College, an M.A. and Ph.D. from Duke University, and honorary Doctorates from the University of Richmond and the Episopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest, Levine has been awarded grants from the Mellon Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the American Council of Learned Societies. She has held office in the Society of Biblical Literature, the Catholic Biblical Association, and the Association for Jewish Studies. Her most recent publications include The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus; the edited collection, The Historical Jesus in Context; and the fourteen-volume series, Feminist Companions to the New Testament and Early Christian Writings. She has recorded “Introduction to the Old Testament,” “Great Figures of the Old Testament,” and “Great Figures of the New Testament” for the Teaching Company’s “great lectures” series. A self-described “Yankee Jewish feminist who teaches in a predominantly Protestant divinity school in the buckle of the Bible Belt,” Levine combines historical-critical rigor, literary-critical sensitivity, and a frequent dash of humor with a commitment to eliminating anti-Jewish, sexist, and homophobic theologies.