Andy Zach's Reviews > The Bible With and Without Jesus: How Jews and Christians Read the Same Stories Differently

I'm continuing to read books by Amy-Jill Levine just because her writing delights me. She's logical, factual, opinionated, truthful, honest, and at times, very funny.

In this case, Ms. Levine tackles the extremely contentious relationship Jews and Christians have had for 2,000 years. All she does is review how Jews read the Bible and compare it with how Christians read the Bible.

In either case, she's highly qualified to comment. She's a teacher of New Testament studies at a Christian college while also being a rabbi. She must have a voracious appetite for reading because she covers both Christian commentaries of the past 2,000 years and Jewish Rabbis, found in the Mishnah and elsewhere.

Any student of the Bible who wishes to understand both Christian viewpoints and Jewish ones should read this book.