Walking in the Dust of Rabbi Jesus

How the Jewish Words of Jesus Can Change Your Life

By: Lois Tverberg

Narrated by: Pam Ward

Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins

Publisher's summary

What difference does it make that Jesus was Jewish?

In this unabridged audio download of Walking in the Dust of Rabbi Jesus, Lois Tverberg challenges listeners to follow their Rabbi more closely by reexamining his words in the light of their Jewish context. Doing so will provide a richer, deeper understanding of his ministry, compelling us to live differently, to become more Christ-like. We'll begin to understand why his first Jewish disciples abandoned everything to follow him, to live out his commands.

Our modern society, with its individualism and materialism, is very different than the tight-knit, family-oriented setting Jesus lived and taught in. What wisdom can we glean from his Eastern, biblical attitude toward life? How can knowing Jesus within this context shed light on his teachings for us today?

In Walking in the Dust of Rabbi Jesus we'll journey back in time to eavesdrop on the conversations that arose among the rabbis of Jesus' day, and consider how hearing Rabbi Jesus with the ears of a first-century disciple can bring new meaning to our faith. And we'll listen to Jewish thinkers through the ages, discovering how ideas that germinated in Jesus' time have borne fruit. Doing so will yield fresh, practical insights for following our Rabbi's teachings from a Jewish point of view.

©2012 Lois Tverberg (P)2012 Zondervan

Excellent and readable

Lois Tverberg's excellent scholarship gives great insight into the scriptures. The reader for this book would have done better if she was familiar with Hebrew pronunciation. Some other words and place names were mispronounced also.

very interesting in faith building

great books showing the jewishness of Jesus. many valuable insights that strengthen your faith in the scriptures.

Must Read

The contextual information of how Jesus’ words and teaching would have sounded to his contemporary listeners is so helpful to understanding the text. And the wisdom of rabbinical interpretation of the Old Testament is also very helpful. Reading with Jewish perspective is illuminating!

Insight on 1st Century Rabbinical Practice

What did you love best about Walking in the Dust of Rabbi Jesus?

Thought-provoking. Great background to understand the cultural context of the Gospels better. It was easy to follow. About half of the material was truly new to me, but every nugget that was new was priceless!

Great book for any Christian, well thought-out!

Loved it. very informative and keeps attention. look forward to other material by author. Will be going through it again.

make sure you know your rabbi

This is a wonderful book without doubt a must read for the lover of context.

Awesome!!

if anyone struggles with approaching scripture from the Western perspective, this masterpiece fibres deep into the Jewish context of Jesus' ministry and sheds light on many of his mysterious sayings. such a blessing and a call to action!!

A MUST READ/LISTEN

This book explains meaning. Sheds light to understand. Will devour it several more times! THANKFUL!!!

So much insight!

I loved learning about the figures of speech in Jesus’ day that were used in the Bible. Many of those figures of speech have been translated literally and the intent has been lost in translation.

Obsessed

Listening to this book was a true joy. Lois Tverberg's writing draws you in and educates without boring you. I've long since been a fan of Pam Ward's narration style and wasn't disappointed this time either. Pam puts just enough emotion into her reading that it feels human, but not so much that it feels like a dramatization. This was a VERY dynamic combination!