Preface to the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary EditionForeword to the Second EditionPreface to the Second EditionPreface to the Original EditionAbbreviations[new to the 25th anniversary edition] Gospels and Biography, 2000-2018: A Critical Review and Implications for Future ResearchA. The Literary Theory of GenreB. Gospel Scholarship and CommentariesC. Gospel Genre and AudienceD. The Genre of ActsE. Roman Catholic ReactionsF. Biography and HistoriographyG. Further Implications for New ResearchConclusionCritical Review Bibliography
PART ONE: THE PROBLEM1. Historical Survey2. Genre Criticism and Literary Theory3. Genre Criticism and Graeco-Roman4. Evaluation of Recent Debate
PART TWO: THE PROPOSED SOLUTION5. Generic Features6. The Generic Features of Early Graeco-Roman Bioi 7. The Generic Features of Later Graeco-Roman Bioi8. The Synoptic Gospels9. The Fourth Gospel10. Conclusions and Implications11. Reactions and DevelopmentsAppendix I: Analysis Charts of Verb SubjectsAppendix II: Gospel Genre, Christological Controversy and the Absence of Rabbinic BiographyAppendix III: The Genre of Acts--RevisitedSelect BibliographyIndex of PassagesIndex of Names and Subjects