Amy-Jill Levine

The Old Testament has had more meaning to more people than any other book the world has known....

Jesus' final days were full of risk. Every move he made was filled with anticipation, danger, and the potential for great loss or great reward....

In Light of the World: A Beginner's Guide to Advent, author, professor, and biblical scholar Amy-Jill Levine explores the biblical texts surrounding the story of the birth of Jesus....

Improve your biblical literacy with these 24 insightful lectures about the cast of vivid characters in the New Testament....

In Witness at the Cross, Amy-Jill Levine shows how the people at the cross each have distinct roles to play. Each Evangelist presents a distinct picture of the death of Jesus....

Discover the Good News in the Bible's earliest Gospel....

Explore the miracles of Jesus in Signs and Wonders with Amy-Jill Levine, professor of New Testament studies and Bible study author....

John's Gospel offers listeners a new language—of being born anew, of living water, of wind and spirit, of the "I am"—that enhances how we understand the divine, how we experience the world, and how we participate in the mystery of faith.

The editors of The Jewish Annotated New Testament show how and why Jews and Christians read many of the same Biblical texts – including passages from the Pentateuch, the Prophets, and the Psalms – differently. Exploring and explaining these diverse perspectives, they reveal more clearly...

Why Jesus’s historic and cultural influence makes him fascinating, provocative, and relevant for everyone, not only Christians. Two thousand years after his birth and death, Jesus of Nazareth continues to be of vital interest. Yet much of the scholarship around Jesus focuses on his religious...

Jesus was a skilled storyteller and perceptive teacher who used parables from everyday life to effectively convey his message and meaning....

Jesus provided his disciples teachings for how to follow Torah, God's word, but sometimes Jesus spoke words that followers then and now have found difficult. Author Amy-Jill Levine shows how these difficult teachings would have sounded to the people who first heard them....

Through Dr. Levine’s engaging method of biblical interpretation, listeners will come away with a solid understanding of the Sermon on the Mount in its full historical and theological context....

In The Misunderstood Jew, scholar Amy-Jill Levine helps Christians and Jews understand the "Jewishness" of Jesus....

Discover the fascinating connections between ancient birth stories and the Nativity of Jesus in this captivating four-week Advent study. The book discusses the births of Isaac and Ishmael, Samson, and Samuel to reveal how they foreshadow and enrich the timeless Christmas story in the final chapter.

In the beginning, God's garden is beautiful and peaceful, but it doesn't stay that way. Everyone has something to say....