Risa Levitt Kohn is professor of Hebrew Bible and Judaism and director of the Jewish Studies Program at San Diego State University. She has lectured extensively on the Hebrew Bible, Jewish and Christian Origins, and Judaism. Rebecca Moore is associate professor and chair of the Department of Religious Studies at San Diego State University. She teaches Christianity and New Testament and her research is on Jewish and Christian dialogue, particularly on issues of biblical commentary. Rebecca Moore's latest book is Voices of Christianity: A Global Introduction.

This engaging conversation between scholars and 'sisters' models a vital, compassionate, and intelligent look at a shared tradition, one that regularly appears in today's headlines in conjunction with hostility and violence. This is a timely, insightful book for all readers who want to thoroughly understand the polarities and convergence between two groups of people that share the same Bible. It is an authoritative, trustworthy source for those hoping to appreciate and learn from differences in a world big enough to be tolerant.

• Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Biblical Studies is not Bible Study…and Vice VersaChapter 3 Israelite Religion and Its LegacyChapter 4 Hellenism and Apocalypticism: Globalization and Millennialism in a Different EraChapter 5 Sects and the CityChapter 6 Communicating with God outside the Temple WallsChapter 7 Where is God? Divine Presence in the Absence of the TempleChapter 8 "By What Authority Do You Say This?" Interpretation, Authority and the Claim to IsraelChapter 9 The Question of the MessiahChapter 10 Glossary

Risa Levitt Kohn is professor of Hebrew Bible and Judaism and director of the Jewish Studies Program at San Diego State University. She has lectured extensively on the Hebrew Bible, Jewish and Christian Origins, and Judaism. Rebecca Moore is associate professor and chair of the Department of Religious Studies at San Diego State University. She teaches Christianity and New Testament and her research is on Jewish and Christian dialogue, particularly on issues of biblical commentary. Rebecca Moore's latest book is Voices of Christianity: A Global Introduction.

This engaging conversation between scholars and 'sisters' models a vital, compassionate, and intelligent look at a shared tradition, one that regularly appears in today's headlines in conjunction with hostility and violence. This is a timely, insightful book for all readers who want to thoroughly understand the polarities and convergence between two groups of people that share the same Bible. It is an authoritative, trustworthy source for those hoping to appreciate and learn from differences in a world big enough to be tolerant.

• Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Biblical Studies is not Bible Study…and Vice VersaChapter 3 Israelite Religion and Its LegacyChapter 4 Hellenism and Apocalypticism: Globalization and Millennialism in a Different EraChapter 5 Sects and the CityChapter 6 Communicating with God outside the Temple WallsChapter 7 Where is God? Divine Presence in the Absence of the TempleChapter 8 "By What Authority Do You Say This?" Interpretation, Authority and the Claim to IsraelChapter 9 The Question of the MessiahChapter 10 Glossary

Risa Levitt Kohn is professor of Hebrew Bible and Judaism and director of the Jewish Studies Program at San Diego State University. She has lectured extensively on the Hebrew Bible, Jewish and Christian Origins, and Judaism. Rebecca Moore is associate professor and chair of the Department of Religious Studies at San Diego State University. She teaches Christianity and New Testament and her research is on Jewish and Christian dialogue, particularly on issues of biblical commentary. Rebecca Moore's latest book is Voices of Christianity: A Global Introduction.

This engaging conversation between scholars and 'sisters' models a vital, compassionate, and intelligent look at a shared tradition, one that regularly appears in today's headlines in conjunction with hostility and violence. This is a timely, insightful book for all readers who want to thoroughly understand the polarities and convergence between two groups of people that share the same Bible. It is an authoritative, trustworthy source for those hoping to appreciate and learn from differences in a world big enough to be tolerant.

• Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Biblical Studies is not Bible Study…and Vice VersaChapter 3 Israelite Religion and Its LegacyChapter 4 Hellenism and Apocalypticism: Globalization and Millennialism in a Different EraChapter 5 Sects and the CityChapter 6 Communicating with God outside the Temple WallsChapter 7 Where is God? Divine Presence in the Absence of the TempleChapter 8 "By What Authority Do You Say This?" Interpretation, Authority and the Claim to IsraelChapter 9 The Question of the MessiahChapter 10 Glossary