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
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
IV. The Gospel of Mark: An Overview
Bibliography
Indices
I. Subjects
II. Ancient Authors and Writings
III. Modern Authors