Jesus, then, was not just a prophet announcing the kingdom. He believed that the kingdom was breaking in to Israel’s history in and through his own presence and work. This is the third layer of my historical portrait of his mission and message.
Marcus J. Borg
Jesus, then, was not just a prophet announcing the kingdom. He believed that the kingdom was breaking in to Israel’s history in and through his own presence and work. This is the third layer of my historical portrait of his mission and message.
Marcus Joel Borg (March 11, 1942 – January 21, 2015) was an American New Testament scholar and theologian. He was among the most widely known and influential voices in Liberal Christianity. Borg was a fellow of the Jesus Seminar and a major figure in historical Jesus scholarship. He retired as Hundere Distinguished Professor of Religion and Culture at Oregon State University in 2007. He died eight years later at the age of 72, of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis at his home in Powell Butte, Oregon.
