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 * Matthew Hoffman, From Rebel to Rabbi: Reclaiming Jesus and the Making of Modern Jewish Culture, pp. 1-12 (“Introduction”), 123-132 (“Opening Doors”)**

How, according to Hoffman is the appropriation of Jesus a signal indication of Jewish modernity? How was this appropriation also a challenge to Christian European culture?

What scene has been left out of the English translation of “In a Carnival Night” (i.e., “The Carnival Legend”)?


 * Sholem Asch, “The Carnival Legend”**

Who is the Messiah in this story? Who is Jesus addressing when he speaks to the Messiah at the bottom of page 90?


 * Marc Chagall, "White Crucifixion"**

What is the effect of portraying Jesus with a Jewish prayer shawl in place of the iconographically traditional loin cloth? What are the other elements in the painting? How would you characterize the relationship between Jesus and the rest of the painting?