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by Marcus J. Borg (Author)
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  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco; Reprinted Ed edition (1 April 1995)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0060609176
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060609177
  • Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 13.7 x 1.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
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"Borg has done a great service for all of us in drawing upon contemporary research to present a fresh and imaginative picture of Jesus that has profound implications for contemporary faith." -- Praying

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Argues that recent research into the historical Jesus should help believers reach a new and more sustaining faith.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Heresy to the bigot, fresh water to the disillusioned, 6 Jun 2002
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It's easy for the evangelical-educated eye to see what those of young or narrow christian faith find offensive in Borg's accessible and readable book. Still, such views also miss the point in insightful humour like "Life of Brian" and social comment like "Brass Eye" (on British TV).

Borg tries to paint a word-picture of the real Jesus, asking what he personally taught and believed and what, based on his own sayings, lay at the heart of his ministry. The distinction is made between the pre-Easter Jesus - the flesh-and-blood man who taught by word and deed - and the post-Easter Christ, the focus of organisation of the new christian church. Borg asserts that Jesus' own view was of the need for compassion derived from a daily experience of the living God rather than legalistic purity derived from the rules of the religious status quo. He bravely asserts that Jesus was less concerned about what people believed than about how they allowed the rule of the Spirit and of compassion in their lives.

His careful, educated and well-supported analysis leads the tired christian to a new view of Jesus that can reinvigorate faith without demanding the legalistic focus of either liturgy or dogma. I'd recommend this book to anyone who has been involved in the christian church but grown weary of the limited scope of evangelicalism yet knows that God is and that the Hound of Heaven continues to pursue them. There are things to agree with, things to disagree with but the style is gentle and you, after all, are an adult who can make up your own mind...

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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A Radical New Way of Looking At Jesus, 19 April 2002
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This book is aimed at any Christian whose belief has grown stale. The author describes a radical new way of looking at Jesus which may appeal to anybody who is sincere in a desire to grow in Christ but feels hopelessly stuck with an unsatisfactory image of Jesus.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent introduction to recent scholarship for lay rdrs, 27 Nov 1997
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Borg's book develops a powerful intellectual claim about the nature of the historical Jesus. His arguments reveal a Jesus who speaks not of a promised hereafter but who instead develops a powerful, radical critique of his own culture. Borg recovers a Jesus whose message was not about himself ("I am the way and the light") and the end of the world but about the renewal of the world through faith in our common humanity. The book seems to me to offer modern agnostics, fed up with the religious right and its claims for a God who damns sinners and rewards the conservative faithful, a new vision free of the superstitions of 2000 years. Borg's vision allows for the complexities that the right rejects. No need to check your intellect at the door: Borg, a New Testament scholar at Oregon State and a member of the Jesus Seminar, challenges the reader to read-and to believe--with reason and passion. It's an excellent book aimed at a general readership. Borg's _Jesus: A New Vision_ incorporates many of the same arguments made here, and I hope that he plans an in-depth, scholarly treatment of these materials. I begin to wonder if every member of the Jesus Seminar was writing a book in the course of the discussions, given the torrent of recent tomes: Borg's is the clearest and most convincing voice to emerge yet.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Say goodbye to the real Jesus Christ
NOTE: In order to understand what Borg really means when he talks about "contemporary scholarship" (and similar phrases) the reader must know that "scholars" and "scholarship" are... Read more
Published 12 months ago by A. J. Bradbury

1.0 out of 5 stars Attack against Christianity and Scholarly Wrong
This book was one of the texts for one of my Theological subjects. In my opinion it is not a book worth reading and I consider it trash. Read more
Published on 27 Feb 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars Borg promotes self at expense of faith
Like all Christians Marcus Borg is on a journey of faith, but he got off of the train too soon at the oportunistic station called "Jesus Seminar Bucks" The doubts and... Read more
Published on 26 Feb 1999

2.0 out of 5 stars I gave up my faith after reading this one.
When the author gets finished with Jesus there is little left. If he were really honest, he would just give up the faith entirely and be an atheist. Read more
Published on 25 Dec 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Rethinking the Jesus of Lutheranism
This book was highly recommended to me by a person with the same background as the author, a graduate of a Lutheran seminary who teaches religion in a secular school, and who is... Read more
Published on 18 Nov 1998

3.0 out of 5 stars A good start but not the end of the quest for Jesus
I very much enjoyed Borg's autobiographical material and the personalized material. Borg's scholarship, however, is suspect in places and doesn't hold up to serious scrutiny... Read more
Published on 14 Jul 1998

2.0 out of 5 stars What a cheap scholarship!
One thing I realize after finishishing this book is that I wasted $12. Marcus Borg simply break apart the image of Jesus and crates his own image. Read more
Published on 12 May 1998

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Gospel Study Companion
In addition to its insightful and new views of the historical versus Biblical Jesus, Marcus Borg's book serves as an excellent companion to beginning Bible study. Read more
Published on 9 Mar 1998

4.0 out of 5 stars Marcus Borg, meet Jesus. Jesus, meet Marcus Borg.
Marcus Borg has struck gold again. Few writers are able to handle such emotive subjects with such a clear and dispassionate eye. Read more
Published on 28 Jan 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Modern theology 101
This book has the power to change your life. Marcus Bord presents a evocative yet touching synopsis of the present thoughts on Jesus in the theological world. Read more
Published on 3 Jul 1997

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