Overture: The gospel of Jesus -- Prologue: The historical Jesus -- Part I. Brokered empire. Then and now ; War and peace ; Slave and patron ; Poverty and freedom -- Part II. Embattled brokerage. Aristocrat and historian ; Visionary and teacher ; Peasant and protester ; Magician and prophet ; Bandit and messiah ; Rebel and revolutionary -- Part III. Brokerless kingdom. John and Jesus ; Kingdom and wisdom ; Magic and meal ; Death and burial ; Resurrection and authority -- Epilogue -- Appendixes.
