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Controversial biblical scholar to lecture Thursday, Oct. 31

Nancy J. Ashmore
October 10, 2002

?I now see that the Christian tradition ? including its claims about Jesus ? is not something to be believed, but something to be lived in,? says Marcus Borg. The controversial professor of religion will expound on this provocative idea at 11 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 31, in Boe Memorial Chapel, St. Olaf College. Borg?s lecture, ?How to Read the Bible Today: Two Paradigms,? is sponsored by the O.C. and Patricia Boldt Teaching Chair in the Humanities. It is free and open to the public. Borg is a Fellow in the Jesus Seminar and the author of several books, including the best-seller Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time. He is the Hundere Distinguished Professor of Religion at Oregon State University.

Contact Nancy J. Ashmore at 507-786-3315 or ashmore@stolaf.edu.