| Introduction.
Part I: Piecing Together the Jesus Story.
Chapter 1: Meeting the Manfrom Nazareth.
Chapter 2: Comparing the Gospels: A Biblical Biography of Jesus.
Chapter 3: Pursuing the Historical Jesus in the Gospels.
Chapter 4: Sharing in the Quests: Appreciating Modern Scholars’ Efforts.
Chapter 5: Checking the Sources for Evidence of Jesus.
Part II: Reconstructing the World of Jesus.
Chapter 6: Introducing the Great and Powerful Rome.
Chapter 7: Taking a Snapshot of Jewish Society in Jesus’s Time.
Chapter 8: Feeling Rome’s Influence.
Part III: Exploring the Life of Jesus the Jew.
Chapter 9: Examining Jesus’s Family and Early Life.
Chapter 10: Starting a New Movement.
Chapter 11: Teaching Wisdom and Telling Tales.
Chapter 12: Working Miracles and Confounding Crowds.
Part IV: Witnessing Jesus’s Execution and Resurrection.
Chapter 13: Scouting the Competition: Jesus’s Opponents.
Chapter 14: Examining Jesus’s Crucifixion.
Chapter 15: The Resurrection: From the Messiah to the Son of God.
Part V: Experiencing Christ in Culture.
Chapter 16: A Western Savior Goes Global.
Chapter 17: From Graffiti to the Guggenheim: Jesus in Art.
Chapter 18: The Reel Jesus.
Part VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 19: Top Ten Historical Controversies about Jesus.
Chapter 20: Top Ten Pilgrimage Sites Associated with Jesus.
Index.
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