Borg & Crossan argue the language ("Son of God", "Prince of Peace", etc.) and theology used by Luke & Matthew was used to counter the Roman imperial theology of the time. As an example, in the Genealogy as Destiny chapter, they note that Luke's genealogy of Jesus (which goes back to Adam/God) was likely an attempt to "one-up" the genealogy of Caesar Augustus. On Sunday, a question was raised about why this was necessary...why, if Jesus was a transformative figure, was this elaborate story needed?
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