Marcus Borg

Marcus J. Borg (March 11, 1942 – January 21, 2015) was an American New Testament scholar, theologian and author.^[3] He was a fellow of the Jesus Seminar and a former Hundere Distinguished Professor of Religion and Culture at Oregon State University. He was a major figure in scholarship related to the historical Jesus.^[4][5] He was born in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.

Marcus Borg
Borg speaking in Mansfield College chapel
Born	Marcus Joel Borg (1942-03-11)March 11, 1942 Fergus Falls, Minnesota, US
Died	January 21, 2015(2015-01-21) (aged 72) Powell Butte, Oregon, US
Spouse	Marianne Wells Borg
Academic background
Alma mater	Concordia College Mansfield College, Oxford
Thesis	Conflict as a Context for Interpreting the Teaching of Jesus[1] (1972)
Doctoral advisor	G. B. Caird[2]
Influences	W. D. Davies
Academic work
Discipline	Biblical studies religious studies theology
Sub-discipline	New Testament studies
School or tradition	Anglicanism Jesus Seminar theological liberalism
Institutions	Oregon State University

Borg died at the age of 72 on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 from pulmonary fibrosis in Powell Butte, Oregon.^[6]