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Ron Cameron, Merrill P. Miller, "Redescribing Christian Origins"

CONTENTS

Abbreviations..................................................................................................xi

Introduction: Ancient Myths and Modern Theories of

Christian Origins

Ron Cameron and Merrill P. Miller ........................................................1

PART 1: ALTERNATE BEGINNINGS:

THE SAYINGS GOSPEL Q AND THE GOSPEL OF THOMAS

Introduction to the Papers from the Third Year of

the Consultation

Merrill P. Miller ......................................................................................33

The Schooling of a Galilean Jesus Association

(The Sayings Gospel Q)

Willi Braun ............................................................................................43

Why Q Failed: From Ideological Project to Group Formation

William E. Arnal ....................................................................................67

Ancient Myths and Modern Theories of the Gospel of Thomas

and Christian Origins

Ron Cameron..........................................................................................89

“Keep Speaking until You Find. . . ”: Thomas and the

School of Oral Mimesis

Arthur J. Dewey ....................................................................................109

Discussion and Reflections

Merrill P. Miller ....................................................................................133

PART 2: A JESUS SCHOOL IN JERUSALEM?

Proposal for the First Year of the Seminar

Ron Cameron........................................................................................141

Introduction to the Papers from the First Year of the Seminar

Ron Cameron........................................................................................151

Acts and the History of the Earliest Jerusalem Church

Christopher R. Matthews ......................................................................159

Antioch, Paul, and Jerusalem: Diaspora Myths of Origins

in the Homeland

Merrill P. Miller ....................................................................................177

What Do We Really Know about the Jerusalem Church?

Christian Origins in Jerusalem according to Acts and Paul

Dennis E. Smith ....................................................................................237

A Jewish Jesus School in Jerusalem?

Burton L. Mack ....................................................................................253

History, Historiography, and Christian Origins: The Jerusalem

Community

Luther H. Martin ..................................................................................263

Agenda for the Annual Meeting, Discussion, and Reflections

Ron Cameron........................................................................................275

PART 3: A PRE-PAULINE CHRISTOS ASSOCIATION

Proposal for the Second Year of the Seminar

Ron Cameron........................................................................................285

Introduction to the Papers from the Second Year of the Seminar

Ron Cameron........................................................................................293

The Problem of the Origins of a Messianic Conception of Jesus

Merrill P. Miller ....................................................................................301

Christos as Nickname

Barry S. Crawford ................................................................................337

From Messiahs to Christ: The Pre-Pauline Christ Cult in Scholarship

Christopher R. Matthews ......................................................................349

Why Christos ? The Social Reasons

Burton L. Mack ....................................................................................365

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The Anointed Jesus

Merrill P. Miller ....................................................................................375

Agenda for the Annual Meeting, Discussion, and Reflections

Ron Cameron........................................................................................417

Backbay Jazz and Blues

Burton L. Mack ....................................................................................421

Smoke Signals from the North: A Reply to Burton Mack’s

“Backbay Jazz and Blues”

Willi Braun ..........................................................................................433

Issues and Commentary

Ron Cameron and Merrill P. Miller ....................................................443

PART 4: METAREFLECTIONS

Social Formation and Mythmaking: Theses on Key Terms

William E. Arnal and Willi Braun......................................................459

Remarkable

Burton L. Mack ....................................................................................469

Redescribing Christian Origins: Historiography or Exegesis?

Luther H. Martin ..................................................................................475

Dayyeinu

Jonathan Z. Smith ................................................................................483

Mythmaking, Social Formation, and Varieties of Social Theory

Stanley K. Stowers ................................................................................489

Conclusion: Redescribing Christian Origins

Ron Cameron and Merrill P. Miller ....................................................497

Select Bibliography......................................................................................517

Index of Ancient Texts................................................................................521

Select Index of Modern Authors ................................................................535

Contents ix

Index of Subjects ........................................................................................537

Contributors ................................................................................................539

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