Preface Part One: People in the Infancy Narratives 1. Mary the Mother of Jesus: Maria Avatara 2. Joseph the Husband of Mary: The Silent Sleeper 3. Herod the Great: "It's safer to be Herod's pig than his wife" 4. John the Baptist: Humble, Harsh, Hurried Part Two: Jesus of Nazareth 5. Jesus: A Man for Others: Mission to the Disinherited Part Three: People Jesus Healed 6. The Centurion's Servant: Action From a Distance 7. The Paralyzed Man: Israel Under Roman Rule 8.

The Daughter of Jairus: Dead or Sleeping? 9. The Gerasene Demoniac: The Great Swine Stampede Part Four: The Apostles 10. Peter: The Education of a Slow Learner 11. Thomas: Descartes' Precursor 12. James and John: "What's in it for us?" 13. Philip and Andrew: The Greek Connection 14. The Beloved Disciple: Did Jesus Have Favorites? Part Five: The Women 15. The Samaritan Woman: Waiting for Number Seven 16.

The Syro-Phoenician Woman: The Lady with Chutzpah 17. Mary Magdalene: No, She Wasn't a Prostitute 18. The Woman Taken in Adultery: Where Is the Man? 19. Martha and Mary: Two Sides of the Same Coin Part Six: The Passion 20. Pharisees and Sadducees: Piety and Power 21. Herod Antipas: Marrying Your Brother's Wife Can Be Risky 22. Caiaphas: The "Yes, Man's" Dilemma 23. Judas the Traitor: If Jesus Knew, Why Did He Choose Him? 24.

Pontius Pilate: How a Rascal Became a Saint 25. Barabbas: Would Pilate Release an Insurrectionist Murderer? 26. Simon of Cyrene: A Surprising Day for a Common Man 27. Longinus: The Spearman: A Gentile Has the Last Work Part Seven: Resurrection 28. Joseph of Arimathea: You Get What You Pay For 29. Clopas/Cleopas: The Jesus Dynasty Epilogue: Jesus after the Resurrection Bibliography General Index Index of Authors.