Editors’ Preface |
ix |
Introduction |
xi |
I. The Preface - An Orderly Account for You (1:1-4) |
3 |
II. The Prologue - Jesus in His Origins and in His Destiny (1:5-2:52) |
11 |
A. Annunciation (1:5-56) |
14 |
1. The Conception of John the Baptist (1:5-25) |
14 |
2. The Conception of Jesus (1:26-38) |
17 |
3. Jesus Comes to John (1:39-56) |
20 |
B. Manifestation (1:57-2:40) |
24 |
1. The Birth of John the Baptist (1:57-80) |
24 |
2. The Birth of Jesus (2:1-21) |
28 |
3. Jesus Comes to Jerusalem (2:22-40) |
33 |
C. Jesus’ Ultimate Destiny (2:41-52) |
37 |
III. Background and Preparation - Jesus in History (3:1-4:13) |
43 |
A. Jesus and Recent Prophetic History (3:1-22) |
44 |
B. Jesus and Universal History (3:23-38) |
51 |
C. Jesus and the Struggles of Humanity (4:1-13) |
53 |
IV. The Story of Jesus - The Human Life and Message of the Son of God (4:14-24:53) |
61 |
A. Introduction - Jesus, His Mission and His Journey (4:14-44) |
62 |
1. Introductory Summary. Jesus in Galilee (4:14-15) |
64 |
2. Jesus at Nazareth (4:16-30) |
65 |
3. Transitional Summary: Jesus Goes to Capernaum (4:31-32) |
68 |
4. Jesus at Capernaum (4:33-43) |
69 |
5. Concluding Summary: Jesus in Judea (4:44) |
72 |
B. The Mission - Jesus and the Origins of the Church (5:1-9:50) |
73 |
1. Jesus and the First Disciples (5:1-6:11) |
74 |
2. Jesus and the New Israel (6:12-7:50) |
89 |
3. Jesus and the Formation of the New Israel (8:1-56) |
110 |
4. Jesus and the Mission of the New Israel (9:1-50) |
123 |
C. The Journey - Jesus and the Destiny of the Church (9:51-24:53) |
138 |
1. In the Villages of Galilee (9:51-13:21) |
140 |
2. From Galilee to Jerusalem (13:22-19:48) |
183 |
3. In the Temple of Jerusalem (20:1-21:38) |
232 |
4. From Jerusalem to God (22:1-24:53) |
250 |
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For Further Reading |
293 |