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The Difficult Words of Jesus

2021 | A Beginner's Guide to His Most Perplexing Teachings

In The Difficult Words of Jesus, Amy-Jill Levine shows how the difficult teachings would have sounded to the people who first heard them, how have they been understood over time, and how we might interpret them in the context of the Gospel of love and reconciliation.

Speakers:Amy-Jill Levine

Writers:Amy-Jill Levine

Topics:JesusNew Testament

Source:Abingdon Press

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The Difficult Words of Jesus Session 1: Sell What You Own

Biblical scholar Amy-Jill Levine discusses Jesus’s instruction to the rich man to sell all he owns and give to the poor. She explores themes of wealth in the ...
Amy-Jill Levine | 4990 views | 2 years ago updated
12:48

The Difficult Words of Jesus Session 2: Hate Father and Mother

Biblical scholar Amy-Jill Levine focuses on Jesus’s instruction to hate father and mother in order to be his disciple. She looks at family relationships in th...
Amy-Jill Levine | 2411 views | 2 years ago updated
12:47

The Difficult Words of Jesus Session 3: Slave of All

Biblical scholar Amy-Jill Levine discusses Jesus’ instruction to be “slave of all”. She talks about the problem of slave language throughout the Bible and...
Amy-Jill Levine | 2340 views | 2 years ago updated
13:58

The Difficult Words of Jesus Session 4: Nowhere Among the Gentiles

Biblical scholar Amy-Jill Levine explores Jesus’s instruction not to go to the Gentiles. She examines the relationship between Jews and Gentiles in the gospel...
Amy-Jill Levine | 2478 views | 2 years ago updated
11:59

The Difficult Words of Jesus Session 5: Outer Darkness

Biblical scholar Amy-Jill Levine discusses Jesus’s statements about weeping and gnashing of teeth. She explores the idea of heaven and hell in the New Testame...
Amy-Jill Levine | 1992 views | 2 years ago updated
11:37

The Difficult Words of Jesus Session 6: Your Father the Devil

Biblical scholar Amy-Jill Levine looks at the Gospel of John’s discussion of “the Jews.” She reflects on the first century reality of Jewish identity and ...
Amy-Jill Levine | 1929 views | 2 years ago updated
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Examine the most difficult teachings of Jesus with Dr. Amy-Jill Levine.
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