The Last Week
What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus's Final Days in Jerusalem

I've been a big fan of Dominick Crossan (The Jesus Project) and Marcus Borg (Reading The Bible Again for the First Time) for a long time. Their collaboration resulted in a work that sheds an important perspective on the political climate of Jesus' trial and execution. For instance, the procession int......more

Actually re-reading - this is an excellent day-by-day (and in the case of Good Friday, almost hour-by-hour) exploration of the last days of Jesus, with attention to the political and social significance of the reported actions he took and things he reportedly said, and what people wrote about these......more

Beginning with Palm Sunday and continuing through the following Sunday, resurrection day, Borg and Crossan lead us day-by-day through the events of Christianity's holy week. There are differences between the Gospel accounts, especially when it comes to John's Gospel, so the authors are at times forc......more

This is a thoughtful analysis of the Gospel of Mark's description of the last week of Jesus' life. It provides a view that most progressive Christians can feel comfortable with. It's a view that doesn't require the reader to suspend their understanding of life, history and reality.......more

The authors focus on historically-based insights into the political and religious situation at the time of the original Holy Week, which lend additional insight to the Gospel narrative construction and content. Believers rarely get such a good sense of what it might have been like 'on the ground' du......more