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December 2014: 6 x 9: 274pp 3 illustrations Hb: 978-1-138-79461-0 | $140.00 eBook: 978-1-315-75912-8 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction Section 1: Jesus in Undergraduate Education 1. Teaching Jewish Studies, Hebrew Scriptures and the Historical Jesus in the Context of Jewish Studies at a Two-Year Public College: Rationale, Objectives, Evaluation Zev Garber 2. Untangling Myths and Misconceptions: A Narrative of the Undergraduate Classroom Rochelle L. Millen 3. Jesus "in the Trenches": Pedagogical Challenges Posed by Teaching the Nazarene in the Context of Judaic Studies Ken Hanson 4. Teaching Jesus at the University of Alabama Steven Leonard Jacobs 5 Teaching about Jesus in a Catholic University Richard L. Libowitz 6. Teaching about Jesus and Early Christianity at US Rabbinic Schools Joel Gereboff 7. The Jewish Jesus: An Evaluation after Three Years Herbert W. Basser 8. Dialogue as Integral to Teaching about the Jewish Jesus James F. Moore and Joseph Edelheit 9. Between the Literary and the Historical Jesus: Teaching the Modern Jewish Writers’ Jesus Neta Stahl Section 2: Some Issues in Teaching Jesus 10. Jesus the Jew: Who Says So? Norman Simms 11. Reflections on a Course: ‘Judaism and Early Christianity: The Parting of the Ways’—When? Where? Why? Leonard Greenspoon 12 Typical Christian Misunderstandings of Jesus and Judaism Eugene J. Fisher 13 Teaching Jesus in a Halakhic Jewish Setting in Israel: Kosher, Treif or Pareve? Joshua Schwartz 14. Jewish Artists and the Perception of the Crucifixion Nathan Harpaz 15. Jesus on Film: Cinema as a Tool in the Discovery of the Jewish Jesus Penny Wheeler 16. Gravitating to Luke's Historical Jesus: Help or Hindrance? Michael J. Cook Section 3: Teaching Views on Jesus 17. Jesus, the Pharisees, and Mediterranean Manliness S. Scott Bartchy 18. Jesus as Sadducee and Pharisee: Teaching the Teacher in the Gospel of Mark Peter Zaas 19. Jesus as a Seditionist: The Intertwining of Politics and Religion in His Teaching and Deeds Fernando Bermejo-Rubio 20. Was Jesus a Pharisee? And Does it Matter? John Pawlikowski 20% Off With This Flyer! Teaching the Historical Jesus Issues and Exegesis Edited by Zev Garber, Los Angeles Valley College, USA Series: Routledge Studies in Religion Teaching the Historical Jesus in his Jewish context to students of varied religious backgrounds presents instructors not only with challenges, but also with opportunities to sustain interfaith dialogue and foster mutual understanding and respect. This new collection explores these challenges and opportunities, gathering together experiential lessons drawn from teaching Jesus in a wide variety of secular and religious settings. A diverse group of Jewish and Christian scholars reflects on their own classroom experiences and explicates crucial issues for teaching Jesus, providing practical case studies for scholars working on Jewish-Christian relations. 20% Discount Available - enter the code FLR40 at checkout* Hb: 978-1-138-79461-0 | $112.00 * Offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or discount and only applies to books purchased directly via our website. For more details, or to request a copy for review, please contact: Harriet Connor, [email protected]. For more information visit: www.routledge.com/9781138794610 “Teaching the Historical Jesus is a bold and admirable attempt to offer diverse yet superb essays on a highly relevant theme. Scholars of religion as well as proponents of interfaith dialogue will particularly welcome this pioneering and fascinating volume. Zev Garber should be commended for an outstanding achievement.” -Yaakov Ariel, Professor of Religious Studies, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, USA “This collection will be of immense value for developing a wise pedagogy. Beyond that, this is a serious contribution to the on-going work of understanding and communication between Jews and Christians. It is the only book I know that takes on this difficult and important task of pedagogy.” -Walter Brueggemann, Columbia Theological Seminary, USA
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December 2014: 6 x 9: 274pp3 illustrations
Hb: 978-1-138-79461-0 | $140.00eBook: 978-1-315-75912-8
TABLE OF CONTENTS:Introduction Section 1: Jesus in Undergraduate Education 1.Teaching Jewish Studies, Hebrew Scriptures and the HistoricalJesus in the Context of Jewish Studies at a Two-Year Public College:Rationale, Objectives, Evaluation Zev Garber 2. Untangling Mythsand Misconceptions: A Narrative of the Undergraduate ClassroomRochelle L. Millen 3. Jesus "in the Trenches": Pedagogical ChallengesPosed by Teaching the Nazarene in the Context of Judaic StudiesKen Hanson 4. Teaching Jesus at the University of Alabama StevenLeonard Jacobs 5 Teaching about Jesus in a Catholic UniversityRichard L. Libowitz 6. Teaching about Jesus and Early Christianityat US Rabbinic Schools Joel Gereboff 7. The Jewish Jesus: AnEvaluation after Three Years Herbert W. Basser 8. Dialogue as Integralto Teaching about the Jewish Jesus James F. Moore and JosephEdelheit 9. Between the Literary and the Historical Jesus: Teachingthe Modern Jewish Writers’ Jesus Neta Stahl Section 2: Some Issuesin Teaching Jesus 10. Jesus the Jew: Who Says So? Norman Simms 11. Reflections on a Course: ‘Judaism and Early Christianity: TheParting of the Ways’—When? Where? Why? Leonard Greenspoon 12 Typical Christian Misunderstandings of Jesus and Judaism EugeneJ. Fisher 13 Teaching Jesus in a Halakhic Jewish Setting in Israel:Kosher, Treif or Pareve? Joshua Schwartz 14. Jewish Artists and thePerception of the Crucifixion Nathan Harpaz 15. Jesus on Film:Cinema as a Tool in the Discovery of the Jewish Jesus Penny Wheeler 16. Gravitating to Luke's Historical Jesus: Help or Hindrance? MichaelJ. Cook Section 3: Teaching Views on Jesus 17. Jesus, the Pharisees,and Mediterranean Manliness S. Scott Bartchy 18. Jesus as Sadduceeand Pharisee: Teaching the Teacher in the Gospel of Mark PeterZaas 19. Jesus as a Seditionist: The Intertwining of Politics andReligion in His Teaching and Deeds Fernando Bermejo-Rubio 20.Was Jesus a Pharisee? And Does it Matter? John Pawlikowski
20% Off With This Flyer!
Teaching the HistoricalJesusIssues and Exegesis
Edited by Zev Garber, Los Angeles Valley College, USA
Series: Routledge Studies in Religion
Teaching the Historical Jesus in his Jewish context tostudents of varied religious backgrounds presentsinstructors not only with challenges, but also withopportunities to sustain interfaith dialogue and fostermutual understanding and respect. This new collectionexplores these challenges and opportunities, gatheringtogether experiential lessons drawn from teaching Jesusin a wide variety of secular and religious settings. A diversegroup of Jewish and Christian scholars reflects on their ownclassroom experiences and explicates crucial issues forteaching Jesus, providing practical case studies for scholarsworking on Jewish-Christian relations.
20% Discount Available - enter the code FLR40 atcheckout*Hb: 978-1-138-79461-0 | $112.00* Offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or discount and only applies tobooks purchased directly via our website.
For more details, or to request a copy for review, please contact: Harriet Connor,[email protected].
For more information visit:www.routledge.com/9781138794610
“Teaching the Historical Jesus is a bold and admirable attempt to offer diverse yet superb essays on a highly relevant theme. Scholars of religion as well as proponents of interfaith dialogue will particularly welcome this pioneering and fascinating volume. Zev Garber should be commended for an outstanding achievement.” -Yaakov Ariel, Professor of Religious Studies, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, USA
“This collection will be of immense value for developing a wise pedagogy. Beyond that, this is a serious contribution to the on-going work of understanding and communication between Jews and Christians. It is the only book I know that takes on this difficult and important task of pedagogy.” -Walter Brueggemann, Columbia Theological Seminary, USA
