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    <body><![CDATA[Basic questions about Christianity are examined...was Jesus born of a virgin? Did he know he was the Messiah? Was he God? Did he die to redeem mankind? The amazing thing to me is that any Christian scholar who professes to believe in Christ (Borg) would ever dare to ask these questions in the first ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19612774">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I am both confounded and very happy that these two very different theologians co-authored this book about Jesus.  They go to great lengths to find common ground and to treat each others writing respectfully. In the preface they say it is because they are friends. That's just so wonderful. But they d...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57393907">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I wish I had read more about the historical Jesus earlier in my life. If I had, I would better understand Jesus' mission and message. Although Wright and Borg have very different understandings for the implications of the historical Jesus and are willing to or unwilling to accept debatable aspects o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79111148">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a good book for those who desire to compare two different ways of understanding Jesus, Christianity and the Bible.  The cover states that the two authors are the leading &quot;conservative&quot; and the leading &quot;liberal&quot; scholar in the historical Jesus debate.  Perhaps true, though...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50721777">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Reading the Meaning of Jesus is like sitting at Centre Court in Wimbledon seeing two tennis greats volleying with all their might! Enjoyable and exciting reading, as you wait to see how the other author will return the serve! <br/><br/>There are 8 parts in the book, with two chapters per part. Bor...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46955394">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a fascinating debate about the historical Jesus between renowned liberal and conservative scholars Marcus Borg and N.T. Wright, respectively (both of whom also happen to be close friends).<br/><br/>The book presents one essay by each of them in response to a question or topic (&quot;How do...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/803297">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[So far this book is a bit dense and feels scattered. I guess it's because there are two authors and they alternate chapters - each posing different sides to each argument.  I dunno, I feel like I get so lost in the verbose text that I keep missing the point each person is making. I don't want fall i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/720874">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I found thie approach somewhat confusing, going back and forth from one author to another.  The 2 authors have very differing opinions on many aspects of &quot;the historical Jesus.&quot;]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It took me a while to finish, but I really enjoyed this thoughtful debate about historical Jesus. In alternating chapters &quot;the leading liberal and conservative Jesus scholars&quot; Marcus Borg and N.T. Wright, present their views of &quot;who Jesus was, what he taught, and what he did.&quot; I ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46526029">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[N.T. Wright had a big hand in guiding me back into the shepherd's fold. While my undergraduate education presented me with a view much like the one Marcus Borg offers in this book, reading this book won me over to seeing that the Christian tradition's way of reading the Gospel is intellectually supe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6307697">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I mostly skipped over the Marcus Borg chapters - not that I don't value his point of view, just that I had recently read a lot of stuff by him.<br/><br/>I mostly wanted an intro to Tom Wright's thinking - and wasn't disappointed. I value a traditional perspective on Jesus research - facing up to t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47254143">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Though I still strongly disagree with them, this book gave me a new respect for those (represented in this book by Marcus Borg) who have liberal interpretation of Christ that emphasizes the historical Jesus and the metaphorical significance of his ministry.<br/><br/>The book also made me want to r...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19134495">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I honestly couldn't stand Marcus Borg ... didn't seem like scholarship in any way, but more of his tearful attempt to deal with his embrace of modern sensibilities and love of Jesus. <br/><br/>But the N.T. Wright sections were really amazing. It was a good handling of all the topics and lays out h...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23113794">more...</a>]]></body>
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