The Last Week: What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus's Final Days in Jerusalem
by Marcus J. Borg, John Dominic Crossan
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Author: John Dominic Crossan, Marcus J. BorgEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-01-30
ISBN: 0060872608
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: HarperOne
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This book is not intended to be a historical reconstruction of Jesus's last week on earth. The authors' purpose is to tell and explain events as they were given in Mark's gospel, because it is reported to be written the earliest (about 70 A.D.) Also it is the only one that chronicled that last week, day by day, like the authors did in this book. It still is found to be a wealth of information about the actual events and the social situation of the Jews at the time. The authors point out that Jesus was not rebelling against Judaism but against the political domination system that was common, and still is, in many parts of the world. It shows why persecuted groups of people find such compassion and encouragement in Jesus's words. Jews were such a group. The authors stress that it wasn't Jews as a whole that were responsible for Jesus's death but the rich and powerful political and religious leaders that aligned themselves with Roman powers. The authors believe that Jesus didn't die as a substitution or reconciliation for man's sins but because of them. Even all the disciples betrayed Jesus temporarily (except for Judas).
Even though the authors focus on the gospel of Mark, they refer to all the gospels (and even Paul's writings) to fill in gaps of time not reported on in Mark, events that couldn't be witnessed and to show contradictions in the stories. They believe that emphasis on the historical factuality of the Easter stories can get in the way of understanding them. If one has trouble believing the events, it could be a stumbling block to understanding their meaning. Parables can be true independent of factuality and sometimes may be the only way a truth can be expressed.
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