The Last Week
What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus's Final Days in Jerusalem
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · January 30, 2007
Top Jesus scholars Marcus J. Borg and John Dominic Crossan join together to reveal a radical and little-known Jesus.
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- Who it’s for
- A practical, layered look at what the Gospels say about Jesus’s final days.
- Genres
- Jesus, Gospels & Acts, NT Commentary: Gospels & Acts, Christology
- Published
- HarperCollins, January 30, 2007
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Top Jesus scholars Marcus J. Borg and John Dominic Crossan join together to reveal a radical and little-known Jesus. As both authors reacted to and responded to questions about Mel Gibson's blockbuster The Passion of the Christ, they discovered that many Christians are unclear on the details of events during the week leading up to Jesus's crucifixion. Using the gospel of Mark as their guide, Borg and Crossan present a day-by-day account of Jesus's final week of life.
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They begin their story on Palm Sunday with two triumphal entries into Jerusalem. The first entry, that of Roman governor Pontius Pilate leading Roman soldiers into the city, symbolized military strength. The second heralded a new kind of moral hero who was praised by the people as he rode in on a humble donkey. The Jesus introduced by Borg and Crossan is this new moral hero, a more dangerous Jesus than the one enshrined in the church's traditional teachings. 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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A practical, layered look at what the Gospels say about Jesus’s final days.
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- gospel close reading
- clear historical framing
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- accessible explanation
- political undertones without fuss
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| Jesus, Gospels & Acts | 76% |
|---|---|
| Christology | 37% |
| NT Commentary: Gospels & Acts | 35% |
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- History of Architecture
- World History
- Women's History
- Biblical Biography
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- New Testament Biography
- Bible Criticism & Interpretation
- Jesus, Gospels & Acts
- Catholicism
- Authors
- Marcus J. Borg, John Dominic Crossan
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- January 30, 2007
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- History of Architecture