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The Last Week: The Day-By-Day Account of Jesus's Final Week in Jerusalem
by Marcus J. Borg

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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. 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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Two of today's top Jesus experts offer a day-by-day account of Jesus' final week in Jerusalem, from triumphal entry to the executioner's march to the cross.

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About the Author

Marcus J. Borg is Hundere Distinguished Professor of Religion at Oregon State University and the author of many books, including Jesus: Uncovering the Life, Teachings, and Relevance of a Religious Revolutionary.
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Annis, March 11, 2008 (view all comments by Annis)
My 21st century mind and heart find these Christian scholars' discussion of Mark's Gospel completely intriguing and thoughtful. Oregon professor Borg and his colleague Crossan provoke profound discernment. Surely the author of Mark would welcome their ideas as compatible with the Jewish Jesus he may have known. They also correct centuries of ignorant interpretation concerning Jewish and Roman interests during Jesus' last week.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780060845391
Subtitle:
The Day-By-Day Account of Jesus's Final Week in Jerusalem
Author:
Borg, Marcus J.
Author:
Crossan, John Dominic
Author:
by Marcus J. Borg and John Dominic Crossan
Author:
Borg, Marcus J.
Publisher:
Libri
Subject:
Bible - Study - New Testament
Subject:
Jesus christ
Subject:
Christianity - History - General
Subject:
Biblical Studies - New Testament
Subject:
General Religion
Publication Date:
March 2006
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
220
Dimensions:
8.48x6.42x.89 in. .85 lbs.
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