Typically religious scholars will comment on the scriptures of their own religion. But sometimes, bold scholars will go where others fear to tread, commenting the scriptures of another religion. The situation is all the more sensitive when historically, one religion branched off of the other.

This episode of Thinking About Religion is a wide-ranging conversation with Dr. Amy-Jill Levine, co-editor of The Jewish Annotated New Testament, a “study Bible” edition of the New Testament featuring lengthy commentary and essays by (non-Christian) Jewish scholars.

Among other things we discuss faith, clashing interpretations of scripture, misconceptions about Judaism, conversion, humor in the Bible, and the theological significance of local thunder during the interview.

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• Amy-Jill Levine
• Marc Zvi Brettler
• The Jewish Annotated New Testament, 2nd ed.
• The Meaning of the Bible: What the Jewish Scriptures and Christian Old Testament Can Teach Us
• The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus
• trinities podcast 236 – Levine and Witherington on Luke – Part 1
• trinities podcast 237 – Levine and Witherington on Luke – Part 2
• The Jewish Study Bible, 2nd ed.
• The Babylonian Talmud
• Jesus in the Talmud
• “Trinity“
• Daniel Boyarin
• Paula Fredriksen
• Some of the biblical texts mentioned: Isaiah 7:10-17; Isaiah 53; Matthew 27:24-26; Matthew 28:19; Mark 4:1-20; Luke 14:26; John 1; 1 Corinthians 15:21-28; Philippians 2:1-17; Jude 1:3​
• trinities podcast 48 – 2 interpretations of Philippians 2 – part 1
• trinities podcast 49 – 2 interpretations of Philippians 2 – part 2
• trinities podcast 146 – Jesus as an Exemplar of Faith in the New Testament
• This episode’s thinking music is “Readers! Do You Read?” by Chris Zabriskie.