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Top Jesus scholars Marcus J. Borg and John Dominic Crossan join together to reveal a radical and little-known Jesus. As both authors reacted to and responded to questions about Mel Gibson's blockbuster The Passion of the Christ, they discovered that many Christians are unclear on the details of events during the week leading up to Jesus's crucifixion. Using the gospel of Mark as their guide, Borg and Crossan present a day-by-day account of Jesus's final week of life. They begin their story on Palm Sunday with two triumphal entries into Jerusalem.

How does it feel if you miss the end of a film? What if you don't know how the story ends? How about the last two chapters of the bible? It's about a place beyond heaven: the New Jerusalem, the climax of the bible. Do all the believers who make it to Heaven enter this holy city or only the Overcomers? What is the reward for those who passionately pursue God, and are faithful to their calling? What happens in the New Jerusalem? Why is it the climax of the bible?