John Dominic Crossan, PH.D.

Marcus J. Borg, PH.D.

The First Christmas

What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus's Birth

Talking Points

Borg is Hundere Distinguished Professor of Religion and Culture at Oregon State University and author of the best-selling books Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time, The Heart of Christianity, Reading the Bible Again for the First Time,The God We Never Knew, and Jesus.
Crossan is the author of several best-selling books including God & Empire, The Historical Jesus, Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography,The Birth of Christianity, Who Killed Jesus?, and The Last Week, coauthored with Marcus Borg. He lives in Minneola, Florida.

Description

An account of the two famous nativity narratives in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, The First Christmas focuses on discovering the actual literary story that the Gospels tell. Using the Gospel of Mark as their guide, The Last Week explores the events of the last seven days of Jesus’s life leading up to his crucifixion and death.