Jesus through Middle Eastern eyes : cultural studies in the Gospels / Kenneth E. Bailey.

Includes bibliography and index.

Part 1: The Birth of Jesus
1 The Story of Jesus' Birth: Luke 2:1-20
2 The Genealogy and Joseph the Just: Matthew 1:1-21
3 The Savior, the Wise Men and the Vision of Isaiah: Matthew 2:1-12; Isaiah 60:1-7
4 Herod's Atrocities, Simeon and Anna: Matthew 2:13-18; Luke 2:22-36
Part 2: The Beatitudes
5 The Beatitudes 1: Matthew 5:1-5
6 The Beatitudes 2: Matthew 5:6-12
Part 3: The Lord's Prayer
7 God Our Father: Matthew 6:5-9
8 God's Holiness: Matthew 6:9
9 God's Kingdom and Our Bread: Matthew 6:10-11
10 Our Sins and Evil: Matthew 6:12-13
Part 4: Dramatic Actions of Jesus
11 The Call of Peter: Luke 5:1-11
12 The Inauguration of Jesus' Ministry: Luke 4:16-31
13 The Blind Man and Zacchaeus: Luke 18:35-19:11
Part 5: Jesus and Women
14 Women in the New Testament: A Middle Eastern Cultural View
15 The Woman at the Well: John 4:1-42
16 The Syro-Phoenician Woman: Matthew 15:21-28
17 The Lady Is Not for Stoning: John 7:53-8:11
18 The Woman in the House of Simon the Pharisee: Luke 7:36-50
19 The Parable of the Widow and the Judge: Luke 18:1-8
20 The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Young Women: Matthew 25:1-13
Part 6: Parables of Jesus
21 Introduction to the Parables
22 The Parable of the Good Samaritan: Luke 10:25-37
23 The Parable of the Rich Fool: Luke 12:13-21
24 The Parable of the Great Banquet: Luke 14:15-24
25 The Parable of the Two Builders: Luke 6:46-49
26 The Parable of the Unjust Steward: Luke 16:1-8
27 The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector: Luke 18:9-14
28 The Parable of the Compassionate Employer: Matthew 20:1-16
29 The Parable of the Serving Master: Luke 12:35-38
30 The Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man: Luke 16:19-30
31 The Parable of the Pounds: Luke 19:11-27
32 The Parable of the Noble Vineyard Owner and His Son: Luke 20:9-18
Bibliography

Beginning with Jesus' birth, Ken Bailey leads readers on a kaleidoscopic study of Jesus throughout the four Gospels. Bailey examines the life and ministry of Jesus with attention to the Lord's Prayer, the Beatitudes, Jesus' relationship to women and especially Jesus' parables. Through it all, Bailey employs his trademark expertise as a master of Middle Eastern culture to lead us into a deeper understanding of the person and significance of Jesus within his own cultural context. With a sure but gentle hand, Bailey lifts away the obscuring layers of modern Western interpretation to reveal Jesus in the light of his actual historical and cultural setting. -- from back cover.