The God We Never Knew
by Marcus J. Borg |
Speaking Christian
by Marcus J. Borg | 
The Authentic Gospel of Jesus
by Geza Vermes | 
Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time
by Marcus J. Borg |
Jesus
by Michael Grant |
The Historical Figure of Jesus
by E. P. Sanders |
Hail, Holy Queen
by Scott Hahn |
How Jesus Became God
by Bart D. Ehrman |
Constantine's Sword
by James Carroll | 
How God Became King
by N. T. Wright | 
The Heart of Christianity
by Marcus J. Borg | 
Beyond Belief
by Elaine Pagels |
Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism
by John Shelby Spong | 
Jesus for the Non Religious
by John Shelby Spong | 
The Misunderstood Jew
by Amy-Jill Levine | 
The Day Christ Died
by Jim Bishop | 
The Five Gospels
by Robert W. Funk | 
Lost Scriptures
by Bart D. Ehrman | 
Cosmos, Chaos and the World to Come
by Norman Cohn | 
The Harlot by the Side of the Road
by Jonathan Kirsch |
Top Jesus scholars Marcus J. Borg & John Dominic Crossan reveal a radical & little-known Jesus. As both authors reacted to & 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' crucifixion. Using Mark's gospel as a guide, they present a day-by-day account of Jesus' final week of life. They begin their story on Palm Sunday with two triumphal entries into Jerusalem. The 1st entry, that of Roman governor Pontius Pilate leading Roman soldiers into the city, symbolized military strength. The 2nd heralded a new kind of moral hero who was praised by the people as he rode in on a humble donkey. The Jesus introduced herein 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 & 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 confronted by similar issues. Informed, challenged & inspired, we not only meet the historical Jesus, but meet a new Jesus who engages & invites us to follow him.