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The First Paul:

Reclaiming the Radical Visionary Behind the Church's Conservative Icon
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HarperCollins, Oct 6, 2009 - Religion - 240 pages

Meet Paul Again . . . for the First Time

Continuing in the tradition of The Last Week and The First Christmas, world-renowned New Testament scholars Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan use the best of biblical and historical scholarship to expose the church's conspiracy to silence Jesus's most faithful disciple, the apostle Paul.

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Review: The First Paul: Reclaiming the Radical Visionary Behind the Church's Conservative Icon

User Review  - Yung-Suk Kim - Goodreads

Marcus Borg and John D. Crossan are excellent scholars in historical Jesus studies. More than that, they are the hearts of newly enlightened Christians -- a kind of the very big difference they have ... Read full review

Review: The First Paul: Reclaiming the Radical Visionary Behind the Church's Conservative Icon

User Review  - Yung Kim - Goodreads

Marcus Borg and John D. Crossan are excellent scholars in historical Jesus studies. More than that, they are the hearts of newly enlightened Christians -- a kind of the very big difference they have ... Read full review

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About the author (2009)

MARCUS J. BORG is canon theologian at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland, Oregon, and Hundere Distinguished Professor of Religion and Culture, emeritus, at Oregon State University. A Fellow of the Jesus Seminar, Borg has been national chair of the Historical Jesus section of the Society of Biblical Literature and is the author of the bestselling books Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time, The Heart of Christianity, Jesus, and Speaking Christian. Visit Borg online at www.marcusjborg.com.

John Dominic Crossan,professor emeritus at DePaul University, iswidely regarded as the foremost historicalJesus scholar of our time. He currentlyserves as the president of the Society of BiblicalLiterature. He is the author of severalbestselling books, including The HistoricalJesus; Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography; and,most recently, The Greatest Prayer. Crossanlives in Minneola, Florida.

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