Light of the World: A Beginner's Guide to Advent, DVD

Name: Light of the World: A Beginner's Guide to Advent, DVD
Brand: Abingdon Press
SKU: 884306
Price: 22.86 USD
Availability: InStock

By: Amy-Jill Levine

Product Description

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In the Light of the World video Bible study, Professor Amy-Jill Levin invites you to take a deep dive into the history of the birth of Christ. This four-session study on the biblical texts surrounding the Christmas Story is perfect for the Advent season. This DVD is designed to be used with the Light of the World book, sold separately. Also Available: Leader Guide

Sessions include:

The Meaning of Memory (9:34)
The Promise of Potential (13:12)
The Journey to Joy (9:47)
The Gift of the Gentiles (13:04)

Product Information

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Title: Light of the World: A Beginner's Guide to Advent, DVD
By: Amy-Jill Levine
Format: DVD
Vendor: Abingdon Press
Publication Date: 2019

Weight: 3 ounces
ISBN: 1501884301
ISBN-13: 9781501884306
Series: Light of the World
Stock No: WW884306

Publisher's Description

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In Light of the World: A Beginner’s Guide to Advent, author, professor, and biblical scholar Amy-Jill Levine explores the biblical texts surrounding the story of the birth of Jesus. Join her as she traces the Christmas narrative through the stories of Zechariah and Elizabeth, Mary, the journey to Bethlehem, and the visit from the Magi. These stories open conversations around connections of the Gospel stories to the Old Testament, the role of women in first-century Jewish culture, the importance of Mary’s visitation and the revolutionary implications of Mary’s Magnificat, the census and the stable, and the star of Bethlehem and the flight to Egypt. The four-session DVD features Amy-Jill Levine guiding participants through the study. The video sessions are approximately 8-10 minutes in length and, when combined with the six book chapters, make an ideal four-week group study. All videos sessions are closed captioned.

Author Bio

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Amy-Jill Levine (“AJ”) is Rabbi Stanley M. Kessler Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at Hartford International University for Religion and Peace and University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies Emerita, Mary Jane Werthan Professor of Jewish Studies Emerita, and Professor of New Testament Studies Emerita at Vanderbilt University. An internationally renowned scholar and teacher, she is the author of numerous books including The Difficult Words of Jesus: A Beginner's Guide to His Most Perplexing Teachings, Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi, Entering the Passion of Jesus: A Beginner’s Guide to Holy Week, Light of the World: A Beginner’s Guide to Advent, Sermon on the Mount: A Beginner’s Guide to the Kingdom of Heaven, and Signs and Wonders: A Beginner’s Guide to the Miracles of Jesus. She is also the coeditor of the Jewish Annotated New Testament. AJ is the first Jew to teach New Testament at Rome’s Pontifical Biblical Institute. In 2021 she was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. AJ describes herself as an unorthodox member of an Orthodox synagogue and a Yankee Jewish feminist who until 2021 taught New Testament in a Christian divinity school in the buckle of the Bible Belt.