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WT Sharpe · 06-07-2010, 11:22 AM

.....It is striking that Socrates and Jesus, the two most central figures in the philosophical and religious traditions of the West, were both executed. Clearly, challenging conventional wisdom is often experienced as offensive and threatening.
..........—Marcus Borg (1942 - ), American Biblical scholar, author. Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time (1994).

06-07-2010, 11:22 AM	#86
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,073 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	.....It is striking that Socrates and Jesus, the two most central figures in the philosophical and religious traditions of the West, were both executed. Clearly, challenging conventional wisdom is often experienced as offensive and threatening. ..........—Marcus Borg (1942 - ), American Biblical scholar, author. *Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time* (1994). Last edited by WT Sharpe; 06-20-2010 at 07:23 AM.