The Cross That Spoke: The Origins of the Passion Narrative
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In this revolutionary work, John Dominic Crossan reveals that the Passion and Resurrection Narratives in the four canonical Gospels are radical revisions of an earlier Gospel account. He argues boldly that the apocryphal Gospel of Peter, discovered in the grave of a Christian monk in Egypt circa 1886, contains the earliest version of the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. He describes how the authors of the four Gospels revised the early account of how their revision predominated as Roman authority grew. Lacking in the revision, he suggests, is the very heart of the earlier Passion: its depiction of Jesus's death as the consummation of Israel's pain and the resurrection as the vindication of Israel's faith.About the Author:John Dominic Crossan is Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at DePaul University, Chicago
List of Abbreviations viiiPrologue ixTheory 1Discovery 3Interpretation 10Thesis 16Text 31The Trial 33The Abuse 114The Crucifixion 160The Burial 234The Guards 249The Women 281The Twelve 291Theology 295Vindicated Innocence 297Communal Resurrection 335Roman Confession 394Epilogue 404Appendix 409Bibliography 414Author Index 427Text Index 431
