Category Archives: Amy-Jill Levine

SBL 2010, Amy-Jill Levine

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Derek Leman

Amy-Jill Levine is a rockstar. That’s my conclusion after hearing her speak for the first time. It was a panel discussing whether faith is incompatible with “objective” historical research in the historical Jesus project. Several evangelical Christian panelists made their … Continue reading →

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Parables, the Hebrew Bible, and Yeshua

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Derek Leman

I am doing some background research for my Yeshua in Context podcast (a new episode will be posted later today). Since I am focusing on the parables of Yeshua at the moment in the podcast, I wanted to look into … Continue reading →

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Academic Theories about Yeshua

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Derek Leman

This is a list I am preparing for the first chapter of Messiah, a book I am working on for next year. I will add a few more examples by the time it is done. I would be glad to … Continue reading →

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Musings on Some Academic Portrayals of Jesus

Posted on August 17, 2008 by Derek Leman

I am working on an upcoming book, Messiah, and enjoying a great deal of reading and some re-reading of academic portraits of Jesus. I appreciate the wide variety of voices trying to get back to who Jesus was. I even … Continue reading →

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Amy-Jill Levine Speaks Up for Messianic Jews

Posted on July 15, 2008 by Derek Leman

This article appeared in the July 14 web page for The Australian Jewish News (ajn.com.au), see article in original setting here. Many thanks to a reader, Glenn, who pointed me to the article. Amy-Jill Levine is a professor at Vanderbilt. … Continue reading →

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Musings on Levine, Pt. 8

Posted on February 13, 2007 by Derek Leman

I am almost finished with Amy-Jill Levine’s The Misunderstood Jew (get it here). It seems that her main purpose in writing is to encourage interfaith dialogue. I think interfaith discussions between Jews and Christians in academia can have value. I … Continue reading →

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Musings on Levine, Pt. 7

Posted on February 8, 2007 by Derek Leman

This is the seventh part in a series of posts about Amy-Jill Levine’s The Misunderstood Jew, by HarperSanFrancisco. Levine is an Orthodox Jewish New Testament scholar. In her fifth chapter, Levine takes on various radical liberal theologies, such as liberation … Continue reading →

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Musings on Levine, Pt. 6

Posted on February 1, 2007 by Derek Leman

This is the sixth in a series of posts on Amy-Jill Levine’s The Misunderstood Jew, HarperSanFrancisco, 2006. Well, I must say I like the fourth chapter much better than the third. She takes on mainly liberal (but also conservative) Christian … Continue reading →

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Pt 5: Thoughts From Levine’s 3rd Chapter

Posted on January 29, 2007 by Derek Leman

This is part of a series of blogs on Amy-Jill Levine’s The Misunderstood Jew, just released by Harper San Francisco. Amy-Jill Levine teaches New Testament at Vanderbilt and is an Orthodox Jew, though a progressive and a feminist (how’s that … Continue reading →

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Pt 4: An Issue from Levine’s 2nd Chapter

Posted on January 23, 2007 by Derek Leman

This is part of a series of blogs on Amy-Jill Levine’s The Misunderstood Jew, just released by Harper San Francisco. Amy-Jill Levine teaches New Testament at Vanderbilt and is an Orthodox Jew, though a progressive and a feminist (how’s that … Continue reading →

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Pt 3: A Question from Levine’s Second Chapter

Posted on January 23, 2007 by Derek Leman

This is part of a series of blogs on Amy-Jill Levine’s The Misunderstood Jew, just released by Harper San Francisco. Amy-Jill Levine teaches New Testament at Vanderbilt and is an Orthodox Jew, though a progressive and a feminist (how’s that … Continue reading →

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Pt. 2: Musings on Levine New Book, Ch. 1

Posted on January 17, 2007 by Derek Leman

This is part of a series of blogs on Amy-Jill Levine’s The Misunderstood Jew, just released by Harper San Francisco. Amy-Jill Levine teaches New Testament at Vanderbilt and is an Orthodox Jew, though a progressive and a feminist (how’s that … Continue reading →

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Musings on Levine’s New Book, Introduction

Posted on January 16, 2007 by Derek Leman

This begins a series musing on and, to some degree, reviewing Amy-Jill Levine’s The Misunderstood Jew, just released by Harper San Francisco. Amy-Jill Levine teaches New Testament at Vanderbilt and is an Orthodox Jew, though a progressive and a feminist … Continue reading →

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