Jesus Under Siege

by Gregory A. Boyd

Author Gregory Boyd unmasks the hidden agenda of certain Bible "scholars" who are receiving international media attention for claims that Jesus was an illiterate cynic and a fraud.

Genres: Christian

Paperback

First published October 1, 1995

About the author

Gregory A. Boyd is the founder and senior pastor of Woodland Hills Church in St. Paul, Minn., and founder and president of ReKnew. He was a professor of theology at Bethel College (St. Paul, Minn.) for sixteen years where he continues to serve as an Adjunct Professor.

Greg is a graduate of the University of Minnesota (BA), Yale Divinity School (M.Div), and Princeton Theological Seminary (PhD). Greg is a national and international speaker at churches, colleges, conferences, and retreats, and has appeared on numerous radio and television shows. He has also authored and coauthored eighteen books prior to Present Perfect, including The Myth of a Christian Religion, The Myth of a Christian Nation, The Jesus Legend (with Paul Eddy), Seeing Is Believing, Repenting of Religion, and his international bestseller Letters from a Skeptic.

Reviews

[Tim Murphy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an early book in the repertoire of Greg Boyd, a pastor and professor of theology. Over his lifetime of work, Boyd has become controversial in Christian circles, but this early book deals with none of those controversial issues; it is a solid, orthodox apologetic for the historical Jesus and New Testament scripture. It is aimed primarily at the scholars and conclusions of the “Jesus Seminar” a group of theologians in the mid-1970s who decided very little of the New Testament is accurate description of Jesus and few of the words it claims He said can really be attributed to Him.

The book’s main weakness is its title, though the way publishing works Boyd may not have chosen the title. Jesus is not under siege, never has been. He is Lord of the world and sovereign over all that occurs. The idea that He can be “under siege” is laughable. And now, 50 years on, where are the scholars of the Jesus Seminar? Meanwhile, Jesus is still sovereign. It should teach PhD theologians a lesson in humility, though I doubt it will.

[Bobbi Mullins · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little dated (written in 1995), but still interesting. I learned a fair amount. Good, concise arguments presented.