Marcus J. Borg

Reading the Bible Again for the First Time.

Taking the Bible seriously but not literally.

From the links in this page, and by using the search capacities built into this web site, you will be able to find many resources to assist in exploring this book by Marcus Borg.


Using the FFF web site

FFF Members have full access to all the resources on this site, including downloading copies of the study guide and leader's kit. The downloads area has many additional files, and the JESUSDATABASE project at the heart of this site represents a further major resource.

The gateway page under ARTICLES > STUDY GUIDE: Borg, RBAFT includes links to selected materials for each of the 12 sessions. This page is only accessible by members of the FaithFutures Foundation.


Online Communities

You will find some older discussions of RBAFT in the archives of FFForum, but the dedicated discussion group for RBAFT will most likely prove a richer source of materials and insights.


The Study Guide

The FFF study guide prepared by Greg Jenks is designed to support a group working through Reading the Bible Again for the First Time over 12 sessions, but it can be adapted to alternative time frames such as two sets of 6 weeks or compressed into a single six session series.

The materials include a 92 page study guide for participants (with two additional essays to supplement the chapters in Reading the Bible Again for the First Time) as well as a 78 page set of leader's notes (including two further supplementary essays).

The study guide is available for free download by FFF Members. As a member, to access the study guide simply follow these steps:

1. Login to the FFF web site using your member username and password
2. Select DOWNLOADS from the main menu in the left side bar
3. Choose STUDY GUIDE: Borg, RBAFT

Membership costs US$25.00 a year and provides access to other FFF Study Guides as well as the full collection of resources on the FFF web site.

If you prefer not to be a member of the Foundation, the study guide is available for purchase through the online Store for US$30. (Please note that people buying the study guide on this basis do not have access to all the online resources available from the FaithFutures web site.)