Borg's Spiritual Journey: Exploring the Historical Jesus and the Christian Tradition - Pro, Study notes of World Religions

Download Borg's Spiritual Journey: Exploring the Historical Jesus and the Christian Tradition - Pro and more Study notes World Religions in PDF only on Docsity! BORG’S JOURNEY WITH JESUS  1. CHILDHOOD:PRE-CRITICAL NAIVETE: BELIEVE WHAT YOU ARE TAUGHT. CONUNDRUM #1: IMMANENCE/TRANSCENDENCE ISSUE.  2. ADOLESCENCE:CRITICAL STAGE: WILLING DOESN’T CAUSE BELIEF. CONUNDRUM#2 BORG  CLASH BETWEEN WORLDVIEW & CHILDHOOD BELIEFS.  3. COLLEGE:CRITICAL STAGE CONTINUES: NOT NECESSARY TO TAKE THE BIBLE & CHRISTIAN TEACHINGS LITERALLY. CONUNDRUM #3: “CLOSET AGNOSTIC.” BORG  AND THIRD CENTURY.  TWO PRIMARY FACTORS WERE AT WORK HERE: 1) THE TRADITIONS ABOUT JESUS WERE ADAPTED AND APPLIED TO THE CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE EARLY CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT; 2) THE MOVEMENT’S BELIEFS BORG  ABOUT JESUS GREW DURING THOSE DECADES. THERE ARE LAYERS TO THIS TRADITION: JESUS OF HISTORY AND THE JESUS OF FAITH.  REVELATION #2: AFTER EXAMINING THE NATURE OF THE GOSPELS & THIS DEVELOPING NATURE OF THE BORG  CHURCH, ONE REALIZES THAT THERE IS A SHARP DISCONTINUITY BETWEEN THE HISTORICAL JESUS AND THE CHRIST OF CHRISTIAN TRADITION. EXAMPLE JOHN’S GOSPEL: HERE JESUS IS DIVINE. BORG  WE CAN KNOW ABOUT JESUS IS THAT HE WAS A PROPHET WHO EXPECTED AND PROCLAIMED THE END OF HIS PRESENT AGE & THE COMING OF GOD’S KINGDOM VERY SOON.  CRUCIAL QUESTION FOR BORG: BORG  IF JESUS’ MESSAGE WAS NOT HIMSELF AS THE SON OF GOD, WHAT WAS HIS MESSAGE AND WHAT WAS HE UP TO?  REVELATION #6: GOD HAD BECOME NOT AN ARTICLE OF BELIEF BUT AN ELEMENT OF EXPERIENCE. THIS ALSO LED BORG  TO A CHANGE IN HIS UNDERSTANDING OF JESUS: JESUS WAS BOTH DEEPLY INVOLVED IN HIS SOCIAL WORLD AND HE WAS GROUNDED IN THE WORLD OF THE SPIRIT.