Abstract
This article focuses on Marcus J Borg’s book “Reading the Bible again for the first time” with the all important subtitle “Taking the Bible seriously but not literally.” He offers a new understanding of Scripture that respects both tradition and reality, blending biblical scholarship with a concern for authentic faith. This article presents a synopsis of the contents of Borg’s book, together with remarks, additions and even includes contradictory viewpoints from other contemporary scholars, which are being included not with the purpose of taking sides, but to stimulate conversation on Bible reading, a burning issue of our times.
Highlights
Marcus J Borg is well known for the contributions he has made to historical Jesus studies
Borg presents a new understanding of scripture that respects both tradition and reality
With Borg’s Foundations as a point of departure, one can move on to his perception regarding the origin of the New Testament
Summary
Marcus J Borg is well known for the contributions he has made to historical Jesus studies He is professor of Religion and Culture at Oregon State University and is the author of the best-selling Meeting Jesus again for the first time; The God we never knew; and Jesus: A new vision. His Reading the Bible again for the first time, with the subtitle Taking the Bible seriously but not literally, deserves more than just a review and it is the aim of this article to put the book on the table and to engage in conversation with it. This has led to a way of reading the Bible from a historicalmetaphorical point of view, which means that the Bible is taken seriously, without being taken literally
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