Paying Attention: Seeing Scripture in a New Light with Josh Scott & Derrick Weston

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Friday, September 27, 2024 - 11:00 A.M. CDT

The Way, the Truth, and the Life.

Anyone who has been around the church very long probably knows the African American hymn “This Little Light of Mine” and its invitation to "let it [our lights] shine." However, in our modern contexts, that's easier said than done. If only there were an ancient source that might help modern followers of Jesus shine...

In her new book—The Gospel of John: A Beginner's Guide to the Way, the Truth, and the Life—renowned scholar and author Amy-Jill Levine invites readers to see John's Gospel, replete with images of light and darkness, as a guide which may well help them shine.

Join Amy-Jill Levine and host Josh Scott for this enlightening discussion about the Gospel of John and its emphasis on the Way, the Truth, and the Life.

In this webinar, you will:

Explore ancient ideas that have taken on richer meanings over time
Be challenged to develop scriptural awareness and notice the connections that exist between John's Gospel and the Hebrew Scriptures
Discover what "shining a light" meant for the earliest followers of Jesus
Be inspired to shine your light in the tradition of John's Gospel

Once again Amy-Jill Levine charts a lively and informative path through a Gospel about which I thought I already knew what I needed to know. In other words, as I read this “beginner’s guide” I realized anew how much meaning is hidden in plain sight. With wit, wisdom, and her signature clarity, Levine takes us on an adventure that highlights the intertextuality of the Bible and the role our senses play in interpreting the Gospel According to John.

- Malinda Elizabeth Berry,
Associate Professor of Theology & Ethics,
Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary

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Amy-Jill Levine

AUTHOR AND PROFESSOR OF NEW TESTAMENT AND JEWISH STUDIES

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 Signs and Wonders: A Beginner's Guide to the Miracles of Jesus, Witness at the Cross: A Beginner's Guide to Holy Friday, 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, and Sermon on the Mount: A Beginner’s Guide to the Kingdom of Heaven. 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.

In Conversation with

Josh Scott

Josh Scott has been a pastor for the last two decades, spending 14 years leading a progressive church in rural Kentucky before moving to Nashville and serving as the Lead Pastor at GracePointe Church in April 2019. Josh is an active voice in the conversation of imagining the future of progressive Christianity, with the focus of his work on reimagining, reframing, and reclaiming faith through a progressive Christian lens, while making those concepts and ideas practically accessible. Josh is the author of Bible Stories for Grown-Ups: Reading Scripture With New Eyes and Context: Putting Scripture In Its Place. He lives near Nashville, TN with his wife, Carla, and five kids.