PrefaceAbbreviations1First Impressions12Setting in Place the Cornerstone: The Priority of Mark193Reasons and Rhetoric464"Unscrambling the Egg with a Vengeance"? Luke's Order and the Sermon on the Mount815Luke, Narrative Criticism, and the Sermon on the Mount1056The Synoptic Jesus and the Celluloid Christ1217How Blessed Are the Poor? Source-Critical Reflections on the First Beatitude in Matthew, Luke, Thomas and Q1338Major and Minor Agreements1529Narrative Sequence in a Sayings Gospel? Reflections on a Contrast between Thomas and Q170Epilogue187Bibliography191Index of Ancient Texts211Index of Authors221Index of Subjects225