Marcus Borg

Marcus Borg is Canon Theologian at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland, Ore. Known in both academic and church circles as a biblical and Jesus scholar, he held the Hundere Chair of Religion and Culture in the Philosophy Department at Oregon State University until his retirement in 2007.

He is the author of twenty 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.

More recent books include "Jesus: Uncovering the Life, Teachings and Relevance of a Religious Revolutionary" (2006), a New York Times Best-Seller; "Conversations with Scripture: Mark" (2009); three books co-authored with John Dominic Crossan, "The Last Week" (2006), "The First Christmas" (2007), and "The First Paul" (2009): his first novel, "Putting Away Childish Things" (April, 2010); and "Speaking Christian" (April, 2011).

His newest book is "Evolution of the Word," a chronological New Testament in which the documents books of the New Testament are printed in the chronological order in which they were written, with introductions to each (August, 2012).

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. His work has been translated into eleven languages: German, Dutch, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Indonesian, Italian, Spanish, Portugese, Russian, 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.