The Misunderstood Jew, (Paperback)

from TerriBooks

It is unfortunate that, even since the promulgation of Nostra Aetate, we still come across articles, books, hymns and homilies that, without meaning to, continue to present negative images of Judaism in relationship to Christianity. This is an excellent introduction to the hidden anti-Judaism tha...

from the_awesome_opossum

Amy-Jill Levine is a Jewish New Testament scholar - living in the Bible Belt, no less - so that must be an interesting position to be in. The Misunderstood Jew argues that modern Christianity often contains anti-Jewish sentiment - whether bred by actual malice, a lack of education regarding "what...

from the_awesome_opossum

Amy-Jill Levine is a Jewish New Testament scholar - living in the Bible Belt, no less - so that must be an interesting position to be in. The Misunderstood Jew argues that modern Christianity often contains anti-Jewish sentiment - whether bred by actual malice, a lack of education regarding "what...

from DubiousDisciple

What started out as a light-hearted look at the Jewish Jesus quickly turned somber. This is a serious look at the pain that anti-Semitic interpretations of the Bible have caused and continue to cause. Levine, a Jew, has an excellent grasp of New Testament studies, so this is more than a rant agai...

from aevaughn

A worthy read, I do however disagree with her generalizations of Christianity, and her reading of the New Testament. Christianity is a broad movement encompassing a variety of positions, and there are certainly some that would agree. She is also right that we need to take a more serious look at t...