New Light on the Difficult Words of Jesus Insights from His Jewish Context

What if we could step back into the first-century world of Jesus, walking on a dusty road with him as one of his first Jewish disciples? What if we heard his teachings in the context of the rabbinic conversations that surrounded him? Here we examine Jesus’ lifestyle as a first-century Jewish rabbi and look at how his words would have been understood within the larger framework of first-century Judaism. His words will grow in clarity and depth when seen in the light of their original setting.

We are delighted to offer this new book by David Bivin, edited and published by the En-Gedi Resource Center. Bivin is the founder and editor of Jerusalem Perspective (JP), a magazine that explores the Jewish context of the Gospels. He has traveled and lectured internationally for more than 25 years. This book contains dozens of his best articles on the Jewishness of Jesus, edited for the general reader.