i. The origins of a disciplne: From Reimarus to Wrede : the rise and fall of the Marcan hypothesis ; Form criticism ; An anticipation of redaction : R.H. Lightfoot
2. The flowering of the disciple: Günther Bornkamm and the Gospel of Matthew ; Hans Conzelmann and the Gospel of Luke ; Willi Marxsen and the Gospel of Mark
3. Redaction criticism at work : a sample: The incident at Caesarea Philippi ; The Marcan narrative : Mark 8:27-9:1 ; The prediction of the Passion : Mark 8:31 ; The teaching about discipleship : Mark 8:34-37 ; The climactic warning : Mark 8:38 ; The climactic promise : Mark 9:1 ; The narrative as a whole ; The Matthew narrative : Matthean 16:13-28 ; The Lucan narrative : Luke 9:18-27
4. The significance of the discipline: Redaction and composition ; The theological history of earliest Christianity ; Life of Jesus research and life of Jesus theololgy ; The nature of a "gospel".
