A Myth of Innocence - Paperback

by Burton L. Mack (Translator)

Preface
Introduction: Christian Origins and the Imaginations
Part I: Christian Beginnings

1. The Temple and the Land of Palestine
2. Jesus in Galilee
3. The Followers of Jesus
4. The Congregations of the Christ
5. The Patterns of Social Conflict
Part II: Stories in the Gospel Tradition

6. The Parables of Jesus
7. The Pronouncement Stories
8. The Miracle Stories
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   Part III: Narratives of the Passion
   
9. The Entanglements of History and Myth
10. The Narrative Designs
11. The Compositional Process
Part IV: The Gospel According to Mark

12. The Gospel as Myth
13. The Gospel as Apocalypse
14. The Gospel as Parable
15. 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