Marcus J. Borg holds the Hundere Chair in Religion and Culture in the Philosophy Department at Oregon State University . Internationally known in both academic and church circles as a biblical and Jesus scholar, he is the author of sixteen books, including Jesus:  A New Vision (1987) and the best-seller Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time (1994); The God We Never Knew (1997), The Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions (1999); Reading the Bible Again for the First Time (2001), and The Heart of Christianity (2003), both best-sellers.

His newest books are Jesus: Uncovering the Life, Teachings and Relevance of a Religious Revolutionary (2006); and two books co-authored with John Dominic Crossan, The Last Week (2006) and The First Christmas (2007).

Described by The New York Times as "a leading figure in his generation of Jesus scholars," he has appeared on NBC's "Today Show" and “Dateline,” PBS's "Newshour," ABC’s “Evening News” and “Prime Time” with Peter Jennings, NPR’s “Fresh Air” with Terry Gross, and several National Geographic programs. A Fellow of the Jesus Seminar, he has been national chair of the Historical Jesus Section of the Society of Biblical Literature and co-chair of its International New Testament Program Committee, and is past president of the Anglican Association of Biblical Scholars and a regular columnist for “Beliefnet.”.  His work has been translated into nine languages: German, Dutch, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Italian, Spanish, Portugese, and French.  His doctor's degree is from Oxford University , and he has lectured widely overseas ( England , Scotland , Austria , Germany , Belgium , Hungary , Israel and South Africa ) and in North America , including the Chautauqua and Smithsonian Institutions.

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