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The Jewish annotated New Testament : New Revised Standard Version Bible translation by Amy-Jill Levine; Marc Zvi Brettler; Madeline Kripke; Madeline Kripke Collection of the History of Lexicography (Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Although major New Testament figures--Jesus and Paul, Peter and James, Jesus' mother Mary and Mary Magdalene--were Jews, living in a culture steeped in Jewish history, beliefs, and practices, there has never been an edition of the New Testament that addresses its Jewish background and the culture from which it grew--until now. In __The Jewish Annotated New Testament__, eminent experts under the general editorship of Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Z. Brettler put these writings back into the context of their original authors and audiences. And they explain how these writings have affected the relations of Jews and Christians over the past two thousand years. An international team of scholars introduces and annotates the Gospels, Acts, Letters, and Revelation from Jewish perspectives, in the New Revised Standard Version translation. They show how Jewish practices and writings, particularly the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, influenced the New Testament writers. From this perspective, readers gain new insight into the New Testament's meaning and significance. In addition, thirty essays on historical and religious topics--Divine Beings, Jesus in Jewish thought, Parables and Midrash,

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Author
Amy-Jill Levine; Marc Zvi Brettler; Madeline Kripke; Madeline Kripke Collection of the History of Lexicography (Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington)
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Published
2011
Language
EN
ISBN
9780199927043
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Christian, History, Religion
Rating
4.36 / 5 (307 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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