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 > Bibliography Indices I. Subjects II. Ancient Authors and Writings III. Modern Authors