'Suffered under Pontius Pilate' : the problem of the Roman execution of Jesus -- The Zealots : their origin and ideals -- Israel's cause against Rome, A.D. 6-73 -- The Jewish Christians and the Zealot ideal -- The Markan Gospel : an Apologia ad Christianos Romanos -- The concept of the pacific Christ : its origin and development -- Jesus and the Zealots -- Appendix : Josephus on Jesus.