Saint Saul: a skeleton key to the historical Jesus

Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 10
Prologue......Page 14
The World of Saul of Tarsus and Yeshua of Nazareth......Page 16
1 The Wounded Magus......Page 18
2 Exciting Times: The Religious World of Saul of Tarsus and Yeshua......Page 26
3 Avoiding Words that Make Us Lie......Page 66
The Front-Edge Quest......Page 80
4 The Search for a Distant Dominion......Page 82
5 Minting New Gospels......Page 106
A Skeleton Key to the Yeshua-Faith......Page 128
6 Saul’s Life and Letters......Page 130
7 Missionary in a Swirling Universe......Page 157
8 Saul and Four Basic “Facts” About the Historical Yeshua......Page 182
9 Melding Saul and the Gospels: A Beginning......Page 195
10 Words from the Master’s Table......Page 223
11 Saul and the Imitation of Christ......Page 236
Epilogue......Page 268
Notes......Page 270
Appendices......Page 322
A: Winnie-the-Pooh and the Jesus Seminar......Page 324
B: Hubris and Plasticity in the “Q”-Industry......Page 332
Index of Subjects......Page 340
Index to References to Ancient Texts......Page 352