Continuing our summary/review of Tom Wright and Marcus Borg’s discussion… For other articles in this series visit http://jmm.aaa.net.au/catalog/section/jc1.htm.

More from Marcus Borg:

‘Why was Jesus killed? Why did it happen? What’s the relationship between Jesus’ life and his execution? … I see the understanding of his death as salvific as a post-Easter interpretation generated within the early Christian community, not as the intention of Jesus himself…

‘Why then was he killed? For me, the most persuasive answer is his role as a social prophet who challenged the domination system in the name of God. To make the same point differently, if Jesus had been only a mystic, healer, and wisdom teacher, I doubt that he would have been executed. But he was also a God-intoxicated voice of religious social protest who had attracted a following…

‘To make the point yet one more way, Jesus died as a martyr, not as a victim’ (pp. 90, 91).

– Shalom! Rowland Croucher

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