Conversations with Scripture: The Gospel of Mark

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Most Christians are familiar with Mark's gospel - from the fishermen leaving their nets, to the miracle of the loaves and fishes, to the political rumblings, to the crucifixion. But for noted Jesus scholar Marcus Borg, reading Mark is like "meeting Jesus

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Internationally known in both academic and church circles as a biblical and Jesus scholar, Marcus Borg (1942-2015) was Hundere Chair of Religion and Culture in the Philosophy Department at Oregon State University and Canon Theologian at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland, Oregon. Described by The New York Times as a leading figure in his generation of Jesus scholars, he was a Fellow of the Jesus Seminar, national chair of the Historical Jesus Section of the Society of Biblical Literature and president of the Anglican Association of Biblical Scholars.