Unfortunately for me and many others, the Church universal has put Jesus in a box. Getting Jesus out of the box is often hard to accomplish. In this book, Bass encourages us to throw the box wide open and look at Jesus as a multidimensional Messiah, the human and the divine, that was and still … Continue reading Freeing Jesus: Rediscovering Jesus as Friend, Teacher, Savior, Lord, Way, and Presence by Diana Butler Bass
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The Lost Gospel: The Original Sayings of Jesus edited by Marcus Borg
We are living in the best time period for Biblical research. There are more documents available, more accurate translations, and more archaeological finds to make use of than ever before. Making use of all the available sources only makes sense especially since Jesus came from a rich tradition of research, study, and debate. Marcus Borg … Continue reading The Lost Gospel: The Original Sayings of Jesus edited by Marcus Borg
The Wisdom Jesus by Cynthia Bourgeault
This is definitely one of the most important books I have ever read. Bourgeault does a wonderful job of bringing all of the modern historical research together and blending it with scripture to provide a much more complete and accurate picture of who Jesus is and what Jesus was actually saying. She bases her findings … Continue reading The Wisdom Jesus by Cynthia Bourgeault
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