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.

These brief excerpts are meant to provoke thought/reflection…

More from Marcus Borg:

‘Do I think Jesus thought of himself as divine? No. Do I think he had the mind of God – that is, did he know more than his contemporaries (and anybody who has ever lived) because, in addition to having a human mind, he had a divine mind? No. Do I think he had the power of God? That he could, for example, have called down twelve legions of angels to protect himself, as Matthew 26:53 reports he said? No. But if we make the distinction between the pre-Easter Jesus and the post-Easter Jesus, then my answer would be “Yes, the post-Easter Jesus is a divine reality – is indeed one with God.” And about the pre-Easter Jesus, I would say, “He is the embodiment or incarnation of God”.’ (pp. 145-146).

[Note from Rowland: To be fair to Tom and Marcus I'm presenting their summary-views before I offer some of my own... You'll have to *think* first, and then wait for my appraisal... Sorry].

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