Short Stories by Jesus - Session 1: Lost Sheep, Lost Coin, Lost Son

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In Session 1: Lost Sheep, Lost Coin, Lost Son, Levine looks closely at three parables: the Parable of the Lost Sheep, the Parable of the Lost Coin, and the Para...

Short Stories by Jesus - Session 2: The Good Samaritan

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In Session 2: The Good Samaritan, Levine discusses common readings of the Parable of the Good Samaritan. She notes that attention to historical context reveals ...

Short Stories by Jesus - Session 3: The Pearl of Great Price

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In Session 3, titled The Pearl of Great Price, Levine discusses the brief parable of the Pearl of Great Price. When we discover something of great value, to wha...

Short Stories by Jesus - Session 4: The Mustard Seed

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In Session 4: The Mustard Seed, Levine explores the parable of the Mustard Seed with questions of size and significance. She unpacks the parable's challenge and...

Short Stories by Jesus - Session 5: The Laborers in the Vineyard

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In Session 5: The Laborers in the Vineyard, Levine considers the ethics of employment and the importance of workers advocating for one another. The parable of t...

Short Stories by Jesus - Session 6: The Widow and the Judge

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In Session 6: The Widow and the Judge, Levine looks closely at stereotypes of widows and judges in antiquity and today. Through the parable, she considers such ...

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