Description: An accessible guide through the growing maze of literature and research on Jesus. Examines issues in contemporary Jesus research and looks at the potential of current research for helping rethink Jesus' identity and the implications for the reader and the church.
Review Quotes: "Borg is the most articulate voice of those coming out of the Jesus Seminar. He writes clearly and forcefully, his claims are carefully stated and judiciously argued and he seeks to take seriously his dual role as a professor in a state university and as a committed churchman. [Jesus in Contemporary Scholarship] gathers together several previously published essays with other lectures to provide an interesting composite of current research into the historical Jesus. Not only are the works of other researchers accurately reported, but Borg discusses the critical issues at stake and why the matter of the historical Jesus is important for the life of the church." Charles B.--Sanford Lakoff "Interpretation "