Preface -- Pt. 1: The man Jesus loved -- The lover and his beloved -- The identity and role of the man Jesus loved -- reconsidering the Gospel of John -- The hidden tradition -- Theological significance -- Pt. 2: The Jesus tradition -- The Gospel of Mark -- The centurion's "Lad" -- Troubling gender -- Pt. 3: Marriage and family values -- The critique of the family -- Marriage and wedding feasts -- Sexuality and procreation -- Marriage, family, and slavery -- Was Jesus gay? Index of Biblical and ancient literature -- Index of names.