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ISBN:	0060594454 (ISBN13: 9780060594459)
Edition Language:	English

Jesus: Uncovering the Life, Teachings, and Relevance of a Religious Revolutionary

Marcus J. Borg

Hardcover | Pages: 352 pages

Rating: 4.21 | 1004 Users | 95 Reviews

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Title	:	Jesus: Uncovering the Life, Teachings, and Relevance of a Religious Revolutionary
Author	:	Marcus J. Borg
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 352 pages
Published	:	October 31st 2006 by HarperOne (first published 2006)
Categories	:	Religion. Christianity. Theology. Spirituality. Nonfiction. History. Christian

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From top Jesus expert Marcus Borg, a completely updated and revised version of his vision of Jesus—as charismatic healer, sage, and prophet, a man living in the power of the spirit and dedicated to radical social change.

Fully revised and updated, this is Borg's major book on the historial Jesus. He shows how the Gospel portraits of Jesus, historically seen, make sense. Borg takes into account all the recent developments in historical Jesus scholarship, as well as new theories on who Jesus was and how the Gospels reflect that.

The original version of this book was published well before popular fascination with the historical Jesus. Now this new version takes advantage of all the research that has gone on since the 80s. The revisions establish it as Borg's big but popular book on Jesus.

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Excellent! A book I very much appreciate. Borg's subdivision into a pre- and post-Easter Jesus and discussing Jesus within the framework of his historical and cultural background are just two of what I consider the many positive points.In a TV interview Borg was apparently asked to answer the question What was Jesus like in a minute and 15 seconds. His answer: Jesus was from the peasant class. Clearly, he was brilliant. His use of language was remarkable and poetic, filled with images and

I grew up in a very conservative Christian tradition. When I heard of Borg he was portrayed as the enemy, as all that is wrong with Christianity. I first read Borg in a book he co-wrote with NT Wright, who is my favorite New Testament scholar. That book led me to want to read more of Borg's work. I am surprised to say how much I have enjoyed it. My beliefs still line up more with Wright's then with Borg's. Yet Borg gives a vision of Jesus and his ministry that is compelling. I found a lot of



Wow, this is Borg at his finest. Passionate, personal, political, prophetic. The epilogue alone was worth the price of the book. Even though I am not American, his words rang true, and provided both challenge and hope for the future of Christians and Christianity. I will read this book again.

"I recognize that there are many good and gentle people in congregations of the Christian right who love God and Jesus. But their theological and political attitudes are shaped by the most visible and vocal among them. This is what I am dismayed about." p.300, EpilogueThis is precisely what I'm dismayed (to borrow a word from Borg, which is nicer than the one I would have used had I written that sentence) about, too. I can't really call myself a Christian at this point in my life, but I attended

I really enjoy Marcus Borgs books. They are very thought-provoking and insightful. Ill definitely read more books by this author.

Marcus Borg brings to the table a long history of scholarship in Biblical history and also a lifetime of faith. There is no question that he loves Jesus. The problem is, the Jesus he proposes is very different than the one I do. Despite that this was an excellent read and worth my time. However, I cannot give it more than three stars because I disagree with two of his three major premises in this book. The first of those is the distinction Borg makes before the Pre-Easter Jesus and the