When Jesus Came to Harvard: Making Moral Choices Today Book

	Introduction	1
1	He Was Then, We Are Now	14
2	Rabbi Jesus on the Scene	23
3	A World Full of Stories	32
I	Stories they Told About Him
4	The Ballad of the Begats	49
5	Picking Just the Right Woman	57
6	Exiles from Eden	66
7	The Gurus and the Usual Suspects	75
8	Riffing on Simeon	85
9	Beat the Devil	93
10	The Campaign Begins	106
II	Stories He Told
11	Jesus Retells His People's Story	117
12	Salt and Lamps	128
13	The Rabbi Teaches Torah	138
14	Parables and Zen Slaps	154
15	The Crooked CEO and the Spoiled Brat	161
16	Why the Crowds Came	169
17	The Armageddon Syndrome	185
III	More Stories They Told About Him
18	The Transfiguration and the Prophet's Night Journey	201
19	Bridge Burning and Street Theater	211
20	Trial and Retrial	220
21	Dead Man Walking	228
22	Reason, Emotion, and Torture	237
23	It Had to Be Done	245
24	A World Without God?	259
25	The Easter Story	267
26	The Laughter of the Universe	286
	Postscript	295
	Notes	305
	Acknowledgments	317
	Index	321