Scripting Jesus

The Gospels in Rewrite

By: L. Michael White

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Paperback | 3 May 2010

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In Scripting Jesus, Michael White, famed scholar of early Christian history, reveals how the gospel stories of Jesus were never meant to be straightforward historical accounts, but rather were scripted and honed as performance pieces for four different audiences with four different theological agendas. As he did as a featured presenter in two award-winning PBS Frontline documentaries (“From Jesus to Christ” and “Apocalypse!”), White engagingly explains the significance of some lesser-known aspects of The New Testament; in this case, the development of the stories of Jesus—including how the gospel writers differed from one another on facts, points of view, and goals. Readers of Elaine Pagels, Marcus Borg, John Dominic Crossan, and Bart Ehrman will find much to ponder in Scripting Jesus.

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Preface	p. vii
Prologue: Scripting Jesus: The Storyteller's Art	p. 1
Casting Characters
Acting the Part	p. 19
Messiah
Logos and Wisdom's Child	p. 39
Divine Man	p. 51
Savior	p. 66
Crafting Scenes
Orality, Memory, and Performance	p. 87
Heralding the Crucifixion	p. 106
Marking the Passion	p. 124
Casting Spells	p. 161
Spinning Parables	p. 188
Potting the Nativity	p. 226
Staging Gospels
The Misunderstood Messiah	p. 259
The Gospel of Mark
The Righteous Teacher of Torah	p. 290
The Gospel of Matthew
The Martyred Sage	p. 318
The Gospel of Luke
The Man from Heaven	p. 345
The Gospels of John and Thomas
Gospels and More Gospels	p. 374
Epilogue: Tales of Fancy, Acts of Faith	p. 405
Appendices
The Geography of Jesus's World	p. 423
Solving the Synoptic Problem	p. 428
The Gospel of Peter	p. 432
A ôTranscriptö of Q	p. 437
Mapping the Narrative World of Luke	p. 449
Notes	p. 455
Ancient Writings Index	p. 499
Subject Index	p. 507
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