A Myth of Innocence: Mark and Christian Origins

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