A myth of innocence : Mark and Christian origins / [print]
Burton L. Mack.
- first pbk. edition.
- Philadelphia : Fortress Press, (c)1991.
- xiii, 432 pages ; 24 cm.
Introduction : Christian origins and the imagination -- Temple and the land of Palestine -- Jesus in Galilee -- Followers of Jesus -- Congregations of the Christ -- Patterns of social conflict -- Parables of Jesus -- Pronouncement stories -- Miracle stories -- Entanglements of history and myth -- Narrative designs -- Compositional process -- Gospel as myth -- Gospel as apocalypse -- Gospel as parable -- Gospel as paradigm -- Conclusion : imagination and the myth of innocence.