Publisher's Synopsis
- 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
/li> 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
