Author’s Preface: Toward and Apology and a Dedication 11 Acknowledgments 13 1 The Wilderness and the River: 2 The River and the Ditch: 3 Fishing and Following: 4 An Evil Spirit in a Stone
Synagogue: 5 Fish and Chips: Jesus Heals Many · 29 6 Before Dawn : Jesus Prays in a Solitary Place · 32 7 Touching the Unclean: A Man with Leprosy · 35 8 Stupendous Stranger: Jesus Heals a Paralytic · 38 9 Matt Levy: The Calling of Levi · 41 10 Oil and Wine: Jesus Is Questioned About Fasting · 44 11 Grain and Whine: Lord of the Sabbath · 47 12 More than an Ox in a Ditch: Lord of the Sabbath · 50 13 The Centuries Gyre: Crowds Follow Jesus · 53 14 Called to be Sent: 15 Lord of the Flies: Jesus and Beelzebub · 59 16 Brothers and Friends: Jesus’ Mother and Brothers · 62 17 The Efficacy of Story: The Parable of the Sower · 65 18 The Pith of Epigram: Four Sayings of Jesus · 68 19 Seed-Time and Harvest: Two Parables About Seed · 71 20 Asleep in the Stern: Jesus Calms the Storm · 74 21 No Pigs in the Peaceable Kingdom? 22 Jesus and Two Women: One Dead, One Sick · 81 23 On Going Home: A Prophet Without Honor · 84 24 Dressed for Witness: Jesus Sends out the Twelve · 87 25 God’s Elect, God’s
Neglect? 26 Bread and Fish: Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand · 93 27 Bread and Waves: Jesus Walks on the Water · 96 28 Pork and Pomegranates: Unclean and Clean · 99 29 Children’s Crumbs: 30 A Fine Fellow: 31 An Epiphanic Moment: 32 More About Bread: 33 Men Like Trees Walking: 34 Whose Christ?: Peter’s Confession of Christ · 118 35 Must, Twice: Jesus Predicts His Death · 121 36 Shut Up!: The Transfiguration · 124 37 Belief and Unbelief: 38 WWJD: Who is the Greatest? Little Children · 130 39 A Cup of Water: 40 Go to Hell: Causing to Sin · 136 41 On Becoming One Flesh: Avoiding Divorce · 139 42 All About Bucks: The Rich Young Man · 142 43 Astonishment and Fear: 44 Wounded Servant: 45 I Want to See!: Blind Bartimaeus Receives His Sight · 151 46 A Borrowed Ass: The Triumphal Entry · 154 47 A Slipped Fig Leaf: The Withered Fig Tree · 157 48 House of Prayer: Jesus Clears the Temple · 161 49 Cheeky: The Authority of Jesus Questioned · 164 50 Sonship: The Parable of the Tenants · 167 51 As Sure as Death: Paying Taxes to Caesar · 171 52 Denying Death: Marriage at the Resurrection · 174 53 Love: Four or More: The Greatest Commandment · 177 54 Delight: Whose Son Is the Christ? · 180 55 Two Coppers: The Widow’s Offering · 183 56 Doom Approaches: 57 Perfume: Jesus Anointed at Bethany · 190 58 Bread and Wine: The Lord’s Supper · 193 59 Friends and Friendship: Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial · 196 60 Olive Press: Gethsemane · 199 61 The Kiss: Jesus Arrested · 202 62 Silence and Speech: Jesus Before the Sanhedrin · 205 63 A Rooster Crows: Peter Disowns Jesus · 209 64 A Noose: Judas Hangs Himself · 212 65 Which Jesus?: Jesus Before Pilate · 215 66 Niger: The Crucifixion · 218 67 Why?: The Death of Jesus · 221 68 Pieta: The Burial of Jesus · 224 69 Lilies and Spices: The Resurrection · 227 70 Denouement: The Commission and the Ascension · 230 Sources 233 Markings orders:
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