January 10:

Amy-Jill Levine's (AJL) "Great Figures in the New Testament," session on "The New Testament."  

Good background reading if you already have the book is Marcus Borg's (MB) Chapter 4, 

"The Bible," from Speaking Christian.

January 17:

AJL's "John the Baptist"

January 24:

AJL's "The Virgin Mary"

January 31:

 AJL's "Joseph, Magi, and Shepherds"

February 7:

MB's Intro and Chapters 1 & 2 "Speaking       Christian" and "Beyond Literalism," pp. 1-35

February 14: 

 MB's Chapter 3 "Salvation," pp. 36-54

February 21:

MB's Chapters 5 & 6 "God" and "God's       Character," pp. 65-83

Beginning of Lent

February 28:

MB's Chapter 7 "Jesus," pp. 85-96

March 6:

AJL's "Jesus of Nazareth"

March 13: 

AJL's "The Christ of Faith"

March 20:

AJL's "Judas Iscariot"

March 27:

AJL's "Pontius Pilate" 

Beginning of Holy Week

April 2:

 MB's Chapter 8 and 9 "The Death of Jesus" and "Easter," pp.       97-113

Easter

April 10:

MB's Chapter 10 "Believing and Faith," pp. 115-124 

April 17: 

AJL's "'Doubting' Thomas"

April 24:

AJL's "Peter"

May 1: 

AJL's "John and James, the Sons of Zebedee"

May 8:

AJL's "Martha, Mary, and Lazarus"

May 15: 

MB's Chapters 18 and 19, "The Ascension" and "Pentacost," pp.       175-188