After the WPPC book club gave good reviews of this book by Marcus Borg & John Crossan, Wes agreed to have this as our Advent class. It helped that the October Presbyterians Today also favorably reviewed this book. As a teaser I wrote in the WPPC press that we'll cover the authors' view on the virgin birth.
Below are some discussion starters for our first class. The questions for Chapter 2 will be available at the 11/30 class and after the class on this blog.
Chapter 1
Would you prefer the Matthew pageant or the Luke pageant?
What do you think of Matthew keeping Jesus “offstage?”
Do you like his focus on Joseph?
Do you think Luke has too many verses are about John the Baptist's parents?
What do you like about the role of women in Luke?
Do you agree that Luke is more musical than Matthew?
Besides Linus, where else have you heard Luke's Augustus' registration decree?
Is it helpful to you to have Luke describe Jesus' infancy & youth?
How do debunkers use the differences?
Do the differences between Matthew & Luke enlarge the meaning for you?
