John Dominic Crossan, Will the Real Jesus Please Rise? Part 4

Published: June 11, 2012, 11:44 p.m.

b'From May 17th through June 18th on Religion For Life I am broadcasting a four-part series on the historical Jesus. It is called \\u201cWill the Real Jesus Please Rise?\\u201d For four weeks, I interview four of the most prolific and provocative scholars in the United States, Bishop John Shelby Spong, Dr. Bart Ehrman, Dr. Robert M. Price, and Dr. John Dominic Crossan.\\nMy final guest in this series is Dr. John Dominic Crossan. He is the current president of the Society of Biblical Literature. He along with Robert Funk founded the Jesus Seminar and he has written over 20 books on early Christian origins. He believes that Jesus did exist. He was not an apocalyptic prophet, however. He believes the parables are the key to understanding Jesus and his message about the kingdom of God, that comes gradually as we participate in it. Dr. Crossan speaks about his new book, The Power of Parable: How Fiction By Jesus Became Fiction About Jesus. Here is my review.'