Preface
Introduction: Christian Origins and the Imaginations
Part I: Christian Beginnings
- The Temple and the Land of Palestine - Jesus in Galilee - The Followers of Jesus - The Congregations of the Christ - The Patterns of Social Conflict
Part II: Stories in the Gospel Tradition
- The Parables of Jesus - The Pronouncement Stories - The Miracle Stories
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Part III: Narratives of the Passion
- The Entanglements of History and Myth - The Narrative Designs - The Compositional Process
Part IV: The Gospel According to Mark
- The Gospel as Myth - The Gospel as Apocalypse - The Gospel as Parable - The Gospel as Paradigm
Conclusion: Imagination and the Myth of Innocence
Apendices
I. The Pronouncement Stories in Mark
II. Linnemann: The Traditions of the Passion
III. Dormeyer: The Acts of the Martyr
> Bibliography
Indices
I. Subjects
II. Ancient Authors and Writings
III. Modern Authors
