A Myth of Innocence by Burton L Mack

A Myth of Innocence by Burton L Mack

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
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  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
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  Part IV: The Gospel According to Mark
  
• The Gospel as Myth
• The Gospel as Apocalypse
• The Gospel as Parable
• The Gospel as Paradigm
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  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