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"'If there is to be one book for the redemption of Holy Week, this is it. This is a "must read" for clergy and laity.' - Peter J. Gomes, Harvard University"
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Many Christians are unclear on the details of events during the week leading up to Jesus's crucifixion. Here, top Jesus scholars Marcus J. Borg and John Dominic Crossan offer what they believe is the real story of Jesus' final week in Jerusalem; together they reveal a radical and little-known Jesus.Using the gospel of "Mark" as their guide, Borg and Crossan present a day-by-day account of Jesus' final week of life. "The Last Week" depicts Jesus giving up his life to protest power without justice and to condemn the rich who lack concern for the poor. In this vein, at the end of the week Jesus marches up Calvary, offering himself as a model for others to do the same when they are confronted by similar issues. Informed, challenged, and inspired, we not only meet the historical Jesus, but meet a new Jesus who engages us and invites us to follow him.
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23 of 26 people found the following review helpful
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Borg and Crossan's book follows Mark's account of the days from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday and takes a straightforward expository approach to the text. Their focus is on what Mark is telling us and why, placing the account firmly in its historical context, and drawing out Jesus' confrontation with the authority of Caesar and the compromised and corrupted temple authorities of the time. By taking this approach the authors have produced a highly accessible book which has an appeal beyond the liberal community of which they are part. At least until their account of Easter Sunday, and their treatment of the resurrection as metaphorical and labelling of Jesus' appearances as `apparitions'. A further weakness comes in their attempted application. Ironically their approach is critical of the imbalance they perceive between those who emphasise personal transformation and those who emphasise political transformation. In so doing they miss the crucial dimensions of God's transformation of the whole creation and the central role of community in Christian living.
This is a good book for all of that and recommended reading for Christians across the spectrum.
This is a good book for all of that and recommended reading for Christians across the spectrum.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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The Last Week is an insightful and scholarly examination, not just of Passion Week, but of Mark's Gospel and the New Testament as a whole. It is also rare that such an informed and intelligent book should be so clear and easy to read. I can't recommend it highly enough!
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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What an enlightening book this is! I had been looking for insights into how the Gospels were written in order to gain a more in-depth picture and understanding of the person of Jesus and the time in which he lived. This book focuses on Mark and outlines some of the techniques the writer used to illustrate his points.
The book deals mainly with Holy Week but the techniques it outlines will serve well for the whole of the Gospel. Enjoy!
The book deals mainly with Holy Week but the techniques it outlines will serve well for the whole of the Gospel. Enjoy!
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