Contents

Cover

Title Page

Dedication

Foreword

Preface to the Second Edition

Part I A Personal Witness

Chapter 1 An Autobiographical Word

Chapter 2 A Look through Death

Chapter 3 Jesus—Tester of Barriers

Part II The Effects of the Easter Moment

Chapter 4 Introduction

Chapter 5 Peter—A Changed Man

Chapter 6 The Disciples—Cowards into Heroes

Chapter 7 James—From Critical Sibling to Ardent Worshiper

Chapter 8 A New Holy Day

Chapter 9 The Oneness of God Expands

Chapter 10 Judea, Scripture, and Paul

Part III Exploring the Easter Moment

Chapter 11 Introduction

Chapter 12 Probing the Bible’s Literal Level

Chapter 13 A Contradictory Witness

Chapter 14 Delving beneath Scripture

Chapter 15 Primacy of Peter—The Third Day

Chapter 16 The Apocalyptic Mind

Chapter 17 A Possible Reconstruction I

Chapter 18 A Possible Reconstruction II

Part IV Entering the Easter Moment

Chapter 19 The Eucharist

Chapter 20 Life after Death

Chapter 21 A Concluding Word

Bibliography

Index

Copyright

About the Publisher

Notes