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