{"product_id":"modern-jews-engage-the-new-testament-companion-figures-a-visual-aid-for-teaching-paperback","title":"Modern Jews Engage the New Testament Companion Figures: A Visual Aid for Teaching - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael J. Cook\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fifty-two-page manual opens with concise blueprints for teaching six adult education lessons and four full courses based on Rabbi Michael J. Cook's volume, \u003cem\u003eModern Jews Engage the New Testament: Enhancing Jewish Well-Being in a Christian Environment.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cem\u003elessons\u003c\/em\u003e are stand-alone sessions on various topics: questions posed by Christians that Jews find hard to answer; the parting of the ways between Judaism and Christianity; the Jesus of history; the Last Supper and today's church \"seders\"; the impact of Passion traditions on the Jews; and whether the New Testament is antisemitic.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cem\u003ecourses\u003c\/em\u003e address: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Testament Basics Jews Should Know (5 sessions)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Christian Holy Days Impact the Jews (5 sessions)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Four Gospels: A Concern for Jews from Each (4 sessions)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Early Christians Applied \"Gospel Dynamics\" (8 sessions)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccommodating calendar needs, the courses can be \u003cem\u003eshortened\u003c\/em\u003e (omitting sessions); \u003cem\u003eexpanded\u003c\/em\u003e (extending sessions); even \u003cem\u003ecombined\u003c\/em\u003e (by stringing courses together).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssigned for each \u003cem\u003elesson\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ecourse\u003c\/em\u003e session are materials from the main text--which pages to read and which \"Figures\" to examine. The latter--the distinctive diagrams, pictorials, charts--not only aid comprehension, supply key biblical passages, and reinforce recall, but they also can stimulate group discussion. This explains why the manual reproduces all eighty-four! The idea? First, participants do assignments from the main book at home. Then they bring \u003cem\u003eCompanion Figures\u003c\/em\u003e alone to class--or instructors distribute copies as each session begins.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWith these \u003cem\u003elessons\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ecourses\u003c\/em\u003e clearly laid out, time-consuming planning by teachers is already accomplished! And instructors preferring to devise their own courses now have models in the structures which Dr. Cook provides.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRabbi Michael J. Cook, PhD\u003c\/strong\u003e, is professor of intertestamental and early Christian literatures and holds the Sol and Arlene Bronstein Professorship in Judaeo-Christian Studies at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. He is author of \u003cem\u003eModern Jews Engage the New Testament: Enhancing Jewish Well-Being in a Christian Environment\u003c\/em\u003e (Jewish Lights) and is a leader in the field of Jewish-Christian relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRabbi Michael J. Cook, PhD, is available to speak on the following topics: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJews, Jesus and \"Gospel Dynamics\" Why the Future Is Not What It Used to Be\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Calvary to Oberammergau 2010: The Impact of Jesus' Death on Jewish Life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNow That Jesus Hasn't Returned, What Does It Mean for the Jews?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJesus Was No Myth, But Who Then Was He?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"And as They Were at Table Eating\" (Mk 14): Could the Last Supper Have Been a Seder?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 58\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.12 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47426671804594,"sku":"9781580233934","price":9.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/68f66b6445acb820caaf33c8296a85b4.webp?v=1778516423","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/modern-jews-engage-the-new-testament-companion-figures-a-visual-aid-for-teaching-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}