Walking in the Dust of Rabbi Jesus

by Tverberg, Lois; Vander Laan, Ray; Spangler, Ann (AFT)

• ISBN13: 9780310284208
• ISBN10: 0310284201
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-03-06
• Publisher: Zondervan

Summary

In Walking in the Dust of Rabbi Jesus, Lois Tverberg challenges readers to follow their Rabbi more closely by re-examining his words in the light of their Jewish context. Doing so will provide a richer, deeper understanding of his ministry, compelling us to live differently, to become more Christ-like. We'll begin to understand why his first Jewish disciples abandoned everything to follow him, to live out his commands. Our modern society, with its individualism and materialism, is very different than the tight-knit, family-oriented setting Jesus lived and taught in. What wisdom can we glean from his Eastern, biblical attitude toward life? How can knowing Jesus within this context shed light on his teachings for us today? In Walking in the Dust of Rabbi Jesus we'll journey back in time to eavesdrop on the conversations that arose among the rabbis of Jesus' day, and consider how hearing Rabbi Jesus with the ears of a first-century disciple can bring new meaning to our faith. And we'll listen to Jewish thinkers through the ages, discovering how ideas that germinated in Jesus' time have borne fruit. Doing so will yield fresh, practical insights for following our Rabbi's teachings from a Jewish point of view.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 9
Hearing Our Rabbi's Words with New Ears	p. 13
Brushing Away the Dust of the Ages	p. 15
Shema: Living Out What You Hear	p. 31
Loving God with Everything You've Got	p. 42
Meeting Myself Next Door	p. 55
Living Out the Words of Rabbi jessus	p. 67
Gaining a Good Eye	p. 69
The Mystery of the Name	p. 81
How to have a Kosher Mouth	p. 92
Taking My Thumb off the Scale	p. 104
Praying with Chutzpah	p. 117
Thinking with Both Hands	p. 130
Studying the Word with Rabbi Jesus	p. 143
The Treasure of the Text	p. 145
The Secrets That God Keeps	p. 154
Our Longing Father	p. 165
God's Image Stamped in Dust	p. 180
Afterword	p. 192
Appendix: The Shema	p. 195
Acknowledgments	p. 197
Notes	p. 199
Glossary	p. 217
Recommended Resources	p. 223
Scripture Index	p. 227
General Index	p. 230
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