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Jesus by Marcus J. Borg

Jesus

The Life, Teachings, and Relevance of a Religious Revolutionary

Marcus J. Borg, John Pruden, HarperOne

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · June 2, 2015

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.

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Who it’s for
A straightforward guide to Jesus and why his teachings still matter.
Genres
Jesus, Gospels & Acts, Christology, New Testament Interpretation
Published
HarperCollins, June 2, 2015

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About this book

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.

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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.

Why It Clicks

A straightforward guide to Jesus and why his teachings still matter.

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  • clear, accessible Christian-thought framing
  • Jesus, teachings, and relevance without scholastic fog

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  • practical tone
  • ideas over piety

Where it sits

Jesus, Gospels & Acts87%
Christology47%
New Testament Interpretation23%

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Publisher categories

  • World History
  • New Testament Commentary
  • New Testament Studies
  • Bible Study Guides
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  • Spiritual Growth
  • Christian History
  • Episcopalian Christianity
  • History of Religion
Authors
Marcus J. Borg, John Pruden, HarperOne
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
June 2, 2015
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
World History