From the Gospel to the Gospels

1 - 1. The Problem [Seite 11]
1.1 - 1.1 The polysemy of the term "euangelion" [Seite 11]
1.2 - 1.2 The link between the oral and the literary gospel [Seite 13]
2 - 2. The Pre-Pauline Easter Gospel [Seite 15]
2.1 - 2.1 The Three Formulae [Seite 15]
2.1.1 - 2.1.1 Salvation from the "wrath of God" [Seite 15]
2.1.2 - 2.1.2 Death and resurrection [Seite 17]
2.1.3 - 2.1.3 Jesus Christ the Lord [Seite 19]
2.1.4 - 2.1.4 A survey of the formulae [Seite 20]
2.1.5 - 2.1.5 Conclusions [Seite 21]
2.2 - 2.2 The Gospel and Myth [Seite 24]
2.2.1 - 2.2.1 Apocalyptic myth [Seite 24]
2.2.2 - 2.2.2 Interpreting myth [Seite 27]
2.3 - 2.3 The Gospel and Christian Liturgy [Seite 29]
2.3.1 - 2.3.1 The death and resurrection of Jesus and baptism [Seite 29]
2.3.2 - 2.3.2 Baptism in the name of Jesus Christ as a new phenomenon [Seite 30]
2.4 - 2.4 The Resurrection [Seite 31]
2.4.1 - 2.4.1 Terminology and theology [Seite 31]
2.4.2 - 2.4.2 Resurrection and the Last Judgment [Seite 33]
2.4.3 - 2.4.3 Apocalyptic vision as a world concept [Seite 34]
2.4.4 - 2.4.4 Theological function of the apocalyptic imagery: Interpreting the resurrection I [Seite 35]
2.4.5 - 2.4.5 Shortcomings of the apocalyptic paradigm [Seite 38]
2.4.6 - 2.4.6 The Christian transformation of apocalyptic imagery [Seite 40]
2.4.7 - 2.4.7 A miracle? Interpreting the resurrection II [Seite 42]
2.4.8 - 2.4.8 Resurrection and testimony: Interpreting the resurrection III [Seite 48]
2.4.9 - 2.4.9 Revelation: Interpreting the resurrection IV [Seite 49]
2.5 - 2.5 Euangelion [Seite 51]
2.5.1 - 2.5.1 Lexical problems [Seite 51]
2.5.2 - 2.5.2 The noun "euangelion" [Seite 53]
2.5.3 - 2.5.3 Sequence in history [Seite 55]
2.5.4 - 2.5.4 The "doubled" eschatology [Seite 58]
3 - 3. The Gospel of Jesus [Seite 61]
3.1 - 3.1 Jesus proclaimed the gospel - an early tradition [Seite 61]
3.2 - 3.2 The prophecy in Isa 61:1 ff. and the self-understanding of Jesus [Seite 65]
4 - 4. The Pauline Gospel [Seite 67]
4.1 - 4.1 EUANGELION in Pauline Theology [Seite 67]
4.1.1 - 4.1.1 Paul as seen by liberal researchers [Seite 67]
4.1.2 - 4.1.2 Paul as servant of the gospel [Seite 68]
4.1.3 - 4.1.3 The incarnation and death of Jesus as the basis of human hope [Seite 68]
4.2 - 4.2 Paul and the Jesus Traditions [Seite 70]
4.2.1 - 4.2.1 Was Paul reluctant to quote the words of Jesus? [Seite 70]
4.2.2 - 4.2.2 The reasons for Paul's reluctance [Seite 74]
4.2.3 - 4.2.3 The religious situation [Seite 76]
4.2.4 - 4.2.4 The problem of Christian prophecy [Seite 79]
4.2.5 - 4.2.5 The absence of narratives about Jesus in Paul [Seite 80]
4.2.6 - 4.2.6 An inner analogy between Paul and the narratives about Jesus [Seite 83]
4.3 - 4.3 Social Background [Seite 86]
4.4 - 4.4 "Good news" in Deutero-Pauline Texts [Seite 88]
4.4.1 - 4.4.1 The prospect [Seite 89]
5 - 5. The Survival of the Jesus Traditions before Mark [Seite 91]
5.1 - 5.0 The general character of the Jesus traditions [Seite 91]
5.2 - 5.1 Reconstruction in retrospect [Seite 93]
5.2.1 - 5.1.1 Jesus traditions that survived in the liturgy [Seite 93]
5.2.2 - 5.1.2 Transformations of the Jesus tradition before Mark [Seite 98]
5.3 - 5.2 Fragmentary Testimonies of Jesus Traditions outside of Mark [Seite 100]
5.3.1 - 5.2.1 The Synoptic tradition in the Apostolic Fathers and in the Gospel of Thomas [Seite 101]
5.3.2 - 5.2.2 Only a few traces of the narratives of Jesus in the Apostolic Fathers [Seite 104]
5.3.3 - 5.2.3 The Passion Story [Seite 106]
5.3.4 - 5.2.4 Mark and source Q [Seite 109]
5.3.5 - 5.2.5 Special Sources of Luke and Matthew [Seite 114]
5.3.6 - 5.2.6 The written texts [Seite 114]
6 - 6. The Gospel in the Gospel according to Mark [Seite 117]
6.1 - 6.1 A New Literary (Sub)Genre [Seite 117]
6.1.1 - 6.1.1 Biography [Seite 118]
6.1.2 - 6.1.2 Material and structuring: Editor or author? [Seite 122]
6.1.3 - 6.1.3 The literary structure [Seite 125]
6.1.4 - 6.1.4 The problem of the ending [Seite 126]
6.2 - 6.2 The Gospel (euangelion) as the Overarching Concept which Structures the Gospel of Mark [Seite 128]
6.2.1 - 6.2.1 Pauline influence [Seite 128]
6.2.2 - 6.2.2 The beginning and the ending of the Gospel [Seite 131]
6.3 - 6.3 Christological Titles and the Messianic Secret [Seite 139]
6.3.1 - 6.3.1 The Son of God and other titles [Seite 140]
6.3.2 - 6.3.2 The Messianic Secret [Seite 146]
6.3.3 - 6.3.3 Life of the messianic people [Seite 149]
6.4 - 6.4 Jesus as Determining Element of the Christian Proclamation [Seite 151]
6.4.1 - 6.4.1 Believe in the gospel [Seite 152]
6.4.2 - 6.4.2 Turning back to the time of Jesus [Seite 154]
6.5 - 6.5 Interpreting the Normative Past [Seite 158]
6.5.1 - 6.5.1 The "Good News" of the Passion Story [Seite 158]
6.5.2 - 6.5.2 "Earthing" the sacraments in Mark [Seite 164]
6.5.3 - 6.5.3 By-products of the Markan concept of the Gospel [Seite 169]
7 - 7. The other canonical Gospels [Seite 171]
7.1 - 7.1 The Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles [Seite 174]
7.2 - 7.2 The Gospel of Matthew [Seite 179]
7.3 - 7.3 The Gospel of John [Seite 183]
8 - 8. Early Christian Literature and Canonization [Seite 187]
8.1 - 8.1 The Gospel as a book [Seite 187]
8.2 - 8.2 The use of the term "euangelion" in the Apostolic Fathers [Seite 188]
8.3 - 8.3 Early evidence for texts about Jesus in canonised additions in the Gospels of John and Mark [Seite 192]
8.4 - 8.4 Written Gospels [Seite 194]
8.5 - 8.5 The titles of the Gospels [Seite 196]
8.6 - 8.6 Non-canonical Gospels [Seite 201]
9 - 9. Conclusions [Seite 205]
9.1 - 9.1 The gospel in Jesus and Paul [Seite 205]
9.2 - 9.2 Mark [Seite 206]
9.3 - 9.3 Other canonical Gospels and the beginnings of the Christian canon [Seite 207]
10 - Bibliography [Seite 209]
10.1 - Sources in Critical Editions (chronological sequence) [Seite 209]
10.2 - Secondary Literature (alphabetical sequence) [Seite 210]
11 - Abbreviations [Seite 227]
12 - General Index [Seite 230]
13 - Index of References to the Bible and other Ancient Writings [Seite 236]