Jewish New Testament Scholarship (w/ Amy-Jill Levine & Marc

Jewish New Testament Scholarship (w/ Amy-Jill Levine & Marc Brettler)

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Avi and Stephen are joined by biblical scholars Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Brettler to talk about how Jews can benefit from reading the New Testament. Find out more about the guests: https://divinity.vanderbilt.edu/people/bio/amy-jill-levine https://scholars.duke.edu/person/marc.brettler For some of their recent work see https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-misunderstood-jew-amy-jill-levine https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-bible-with-and-without-jesus-amy-jill-levinemarc-zvi-brettler?variant=32117339717666

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