Thank you Bob, for these links. I fully disagree with your assessment of the
Jesus Seminar, however, and Borg's book, was frankly, stimulating but
unconvincing.
Blessings,
Adrian.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Schneider [mailto:rjschn39@bellsouth.net]
> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 7:23 AM
> To: asa@calvin.edu
> Subject: Re: Marcus Borg
>
>
> In response to queries about Marcus Borg and his christology,
> you will find
> an article that contains his own personal statement of belief at:
>
>
> www.westarinstitute.org/Periodicals/4R_Articles/Borg_bio/borg_
bio.html.
(What appear to be spaces are actually underlines.)
The Westar Institute site and the United Methodist site cited earlier
(www.united.edu/Portraits/) both will provide information on the Jesus
Seminar. Borg is a member, and I believe at one time he was its chair. In
my view the work of the Jesus Seminar has been badly distorted by inaccurate
and sensationalistic press accounts and the writings of critics.
I have found Borg's books very stimulating. While I may not agree with him
in all respects, he helped me to rediscover the Jesus in and behind the
gospels at a critical moment in my own returning to faith, and I am grateful
for his thoughtful and careful scholarship and his perspectives. I think
that *Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time*, *Jesus: A New Vision*, and
*The God We Never Knew* are all worthy contributions.
Grace and peace,
Bob Schneider
rjschn39@bellsouth.net
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