A.J. Levine, one of the best teachers of the Scriptures alive, has written a brief but spectacular study on the Sermon on the Mount. She has dedicated it “with special gratitude to The Temple (Congregation Ohabai Shalom) in Nashville, Tennessee, which has for two decades welcomed not only Jews but also Christians and the religiously unaffiliated to study with me, for three weeks a year, texts and histories that Jews and Christians share, including the Sermon on the Mount. Those nights at the Temple are evidence of the kingdom of heaven in our midst.”
For about eight weeks, we will sit at the feet of Dr. Levine, not in person, but by following her short and enlightening study book with Thomas Kleinert as convener and fellow student. Beginning on December 9, we will meet via Zoom on Wednesday mornings at 8:30 a.m. If you would like to join us, please get a copy of the book and send Thomas a quick email so he can send you the Zoom link. You don’t have to be a member of the Vine Street congregation (or live in Nashville, for that matter) to participate, and you don’t have to identify as a Christian - please join us if you enjoy digging into some of the most beautiful and challenging teachings of Jesus!
Plans are for us to gather on December 9 for getting to know each other and sharing first, second, or seventh impressions from reading through Matthew 5-7.
On December 16 we will discuss the introduction.
Then we will take a break and resume our study meetings on Jan 6.
The individual chapters are about 18-20 pages long and very readable. Still have questions? Just get in touch with Thomas. We hope you’ll join us!