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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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Borg's tone and presentation speaks to scholars and laypeople at the same time. He patiently explores all segments of the Gospel accounts, turning them around like gem stones to expose various angles of meaning. His approach highlights the challenging questions raised by Jesus' words. What, for example, are the implications of giving to God what belongs to God, and to Caesar what is Caesar's? What do we say belongs to God? Everything? And what belongs to Caesar? Does anything?
In all the stories, from the Prodigal Son to the various resurrection scenes, Borg stresses the search for intended meaning, without insisting on certainty about historical facts. He emphasizes the difference between believing doctrines about Jesus and actually following Jesus way of living. For modern America he raises an ancient concern: What does it mean to be a follower of Jesus and also a citizen of the world's most powerful empire?
I found the book a pleasure to read. It's a lifetime labor of love, and every page is packed with insight.
--author of "Different Visions of Love"
In all the stories, from the Prodigal Son to the various resurrection scenes, Borg stresses the search for intended meaning, without insisting on certainty about historical facts. He emphasizes the difference between believing doctrines about Jesus and actually following Jesus way of living. For modern America he raises an ancient concern: What does it mean to be a follower of Jesus and also a citizen of the world's most powerful empire?
I found the book a pleasure to read. It's a lifetime labor of love, and every page is packed with insight.
--author of "Different Visions of Love"
31 of 33 people found the following review helpful
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This book is thought provoking throughout , however, it has an excellent chapter on the political, social and cultural setting of Jesus. In our modern age of literal and factual thinking it is, to some, insulting to even imply that the bible may have things in it which were not actually spoken, this brings to light the mindset of biblical authors and shows that what we call 'just metaphor' is actually vitally important to the writers actual understanding of Jesus, His works, and Father.
Borg has written works which with his radical style and radical message has rubbed many people up the wrong way. this book refers back to a life times research and publishing but as Borgs manner and style of teaching has matured the message stays as radical but the style far more accessible.
Borg has written works which with his radical style and radical message has rubbed many people up the wrong way. this book refers back to a life times research and publishing but as Borgs manner and style of teaching has matured the message stays as radical but the style far more accessible.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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A Lutheran Marcus Borg was up at Oxford with Tom Wright, later to be Bishop of Durham. At Oxford J.B.Caird was one of their Tutors. Borg and Wright co-authored "The meaning of Jesus" - a valuable addition to any bookshelf.
Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan (a one-time Roman Catholic priest) co-authored "The First Christmas" and "The Last Week" each of which are insightful and expressed with characterist clarity.
In his "Jesus: Uncovering the Life, Teachings and Relevance of a Religious Revolutionary" Marcus Borg draws together, against the backgound of Israel under Roman domination, what influenced Jesus' ministry as a 'Jewish Mystic' filled with the Holy Spirit of God. Borg's analysis is incisive, frequently taking the reader back to the underlying Hebrew or Aramaic meaning of the words found in today's translations from the Greek. Particularly valuable is Borg's expression of his understanding of experiences of the spiritual and the 'numinous' leading, with supportive scriptural evidence, to a closer appreciation of the mind of Jesus and His relationship with 'Abba'. In addition to the scholarship incorporated in his writing Borg achieves a lucid readability in his text which makes it a joy to follow.
Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan (a one-time Roman Catholic priest) co-authored "The First Christmas" and "The Last Week" each of which are insightful and expressed with characterist clarity.
In his "Jesus: Uncovering the Life, Teachings and Relevance of a Religious Revolutionary" Marcus Borg draws together, against the backgound of Israel under Roman domination, what influenced Jesus' ministry as a 'Jewish Mystic' filled with the Holy Spirit of God. Borg's analysis is incisive, frequently taking the reader back to the underlying Hebrew or Aramaic meaning of the words found in today's translations from the Greek. Particularly valuable is Borg's expression of his understanding of experiences of the spiritual and the 'numinous' leading, with supportive scriptural evidence, to a closer appreciation of the mind of Jesus and His relationship with 'Abba'. In addition to the scholarship incorporated in his writing Borg achieves a lucid readability in his text which makes it a joy to follow.
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Too scholarly for my taste. Not an easy read. But it's OK.
This book was OK. I wasn't looking for a scholarly book that made me feel I was taking a course at Divinity School! But if you like that type of book, then this book is for you. Read more
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Marcus Borg fails to understand or believe that the Bible is in fact the inspired word of God. He gives the impression that he has never experienced the power of the words of the... Read more
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This book is excellent - quite easy reading but demanding in terms of thought. Keep going until the end, otherwise you could end up thinking that Borg is heading towards heresy. Read more
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