Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction 1 Titus, Crete, and Memory 1 Memory, Space, and Lieux de Mémoire 2 Titus as Lieu de Mémoire 3 Reception of Titus vis-à-vis Crete 4 Conclusion2 Zeus 1 Pre-Roman Crete and Zeus 2 Rome, Crete, and the Development of the Zeus Myth 3 Conclusion3 Cretan Society 1 Pre-Roman Period 2 Society in Roman Crete 3 Conclusion4 Cretan Judaism 1 Crete and Judaism 2 Jewish-Cretan Connection Myth 3 Judaism and Zeus 4 Summary5 No Cretans Allowed? 1 The Not-Lying God and His Associates 2 One of Us? 3 Group Organization 4 Conclusion6 Our Great God and Savior: A New Foundation Myth 1 Epiphanies from God 2 Reception of Titus 2:13 3 A Unique People and Foundation Myths 4 Counter-Memories 5 Conclusion Conclusions Bibliography Index.