From the article:
‘"Many mainstream Christians can no longer believe the picture of Jesus they got as children,” Borg said.’
A severe underestimation of the credulity of a great number of Christians, IMHO. Belief in anything other than the “classic” picture of Jesus puts one’s place next to God in Paradise at risk.
That’s akin to a True Christian not wanting a consolidation of Jewish power in the holy land to hasten the Second Coming and the final destruction of all Jews. Ridiculous!