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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 Testament and implications for believers today.

Speakers:Amy-Jill Levine

Writers:Amy-Jill Levine

Topics:Jesus New Testament Bible Gospel Weeping Weeping and Gnashing of Teeth Heaven and hell

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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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Examine the most difficult teachings of Jesus with Dr. Amy-Jill Levine.

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