The Jewish Jesus – understanding context for Jesus’ ministry and teaching 

Amy-Jill Levine is Rabbi Stanley M. Kessler Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies. Amy-Jill is internationally known as a highly engaging speaker on the historical Jesus and the gospel stories. Along with several children’s books on biblical stories co-authored with Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, she has written six “beginner’s guides” to the Gospels and she is the New Testament editor of the new Oxford Biblical Commentary Series.

The Topics will include; 

The Jewish Jesus – understanding context for Jesus’ ministry and teaching 

• Session 1 – Jesus in his own context (including an intro to Jewish family culture, our father prayer, beatitudes and antitheses/extensions)
• Session 2 – How to understand the Parables 
• Session 3 – Why it’s critical today to understand Jesus’ Jewish identity

For registration and general information please contact  christina.lagozzino@cesa.catholic.edu.au 

Intended for; Principals, APRIMs, teachers, youth ministers, volunteer youth leaders, young people, year 12 students, clergy, PST, pastoral associates, religious, SACCS Commission and Standing Committee members

System Accredited Module:  Yes

Amy Jill will also be presenting another session on the 9/5/2024 called Women who walked with Jesus- a message for all in the Church today.  To register for this separate event, use this link.