Amy-Jill Levine at First UMC Madison

9am-12pm Understanding Jesus and Paul Means Understanding Judaism (Part 1)

12pm-1pm Working Lunch (Moderated Group Discussions)

1pm-4pm Understanding Jesus and Paul Means Understanding Judaism (Part 2)

9am-12pm The Parable of the Good Samaritan: Historical Context and Present-Day Implications

12pm-1:30pm Lunch

1:30pm-4pm How Jews and Christians Read the Same Scriptures Differently

9:30am-10:30am AJ will preach during the Sunday worship service

11am-12pm AJ's Life Journey

12pm-1pm Lunch

1pm-2pm Parable Analysis: The Parable of the Dishonest Manager

Articulate, insightful, brilliant and wickedly funny—all of those are terms which aptly describe Dr. Amy-Jill Levine, a prominent and prolific scholar of Christian-Jewish relations, early Christianity and feminist Biblical interpretation. An Orthodox Jew raised in a Catholic neighborhood, her early fascination with Christianity shaped a lifelong vocation. A childhood encounter with antisemitism led her to explore Christian Scriptures deeply, ultimately becoming one of today’s foremost Jewish scholars of the New Testament.

She holds a PhD from Duke and has taught at Vanderbilt University Divinity School since 1994. Her leadership and scholarship have earned her positions in major academic societies and multiple honorary doctorates.

Levine’s work challenges Christian misrepresentations of Judaism, offering deeper insight into Jesus as a first-century Jew. Her notable publications include The Misunderstood Jew, Short Stories by Jesus, and the Jewish Annotated New Testament, co-edited with Marc Zvi Brettler. An engaging speaker and teacher, she advocates for interfaith understanding and biblical literacy, encouraging both Jews and Christians to engage their sacred texts and each other with greater curiosity, humility, and respect.

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