Topics for Discussion
* Review of the birth stories
* What Jesus was not
* What Jesus was
* Jesus as:
-A spirit person
-A teacher of wisdom
-A social prophet
-A movement founder
-A religious/social activist
-A miraculous healer
Readings
Borg
Chapter 2, cont. from The Adult Jesus: A Sketch to Implications for the Life of the Church
Biblical texts that Illustrate Borg’s Point of View
-Spirit Person
Mark 1:12-13
-Teacher of Wisdom
Matt. 5:3-12
-A Social Prophet
Luke 12:17-23
-A Movement Founder
Luke 6:17-19
Biblical Texts Illustrating other Aspects of Jesus Ministry
Jesus’s Social Mission
-Luke 4:16-21
-Matthew 25:34-40
Jesus as Miraculous Healer
-Mark 10:46-52