Includes bibliographical references (p. xviii-xix)

Prologue: The lapses in Christian theology at the end of the second millennium -- History and faith -- Revelation and history -- The Bible as revelation, history, literature -- Sin and salvation in nature and history -- Nature and grace -- Creation -- The franchise theology that the lapses left in place and some tragic consequences thereof -- The case for a full-blown Christian theology of creation -- The essence of the faith of Jesus the Jew -- Creation -- The Bible as the foundation myth of Christianity -- The Christian myth of creation -- Images of agencies involved in the creation of the world -- A borrowed theology : the first Christian theology of creation -- The Christian theology of creation in the modern era -- Fall -- The myth of the fall -- The fall in the Christian theological tradition -- The biblical account of the fall and original sin in summary -- Salvation -- The biblical story of salvation -- Salvation by Jesus -- Salvation from sin -- Salvation on the cross : the way to the Cross--the challenge of Jesus to Torah and Temple -- The images of salvation through the cross -- The traditional theology of salvation -- God -- The full, flowing biblical myth of divine incarnation -- The Christian incarnation myth and the confession of the divinity of Jesus -- The theology of the incarnate one : Christology -- The Christian myth of Trinity -- The Christian theology of trinity -- The three overnight camping sites on the 'mystical' way -- In summary: Columbanus on how to preach and receive a trinitarian faith -- Christianity : the religion that developed from the faith of Jesus the Jew -- Credo -- The definition of religion -- The credo as scripture -- The credo as creed -- The credo as theology -- Code -- Is there a Christian morality? -- Human codes and divine covenants -- The new covenant ratified in the blood of Christ : the (re)new(ed) code given down from the mountain -- The covenant mediated by Jesus and its moral principles -- The church's codification of Jesus's renewed covenant of creation and what the churches made of it -- Judgment -- The variety of judgment myths in the Bible -- The second (or more) coming(s) -- Cult -- Sacraments -- Baptism -- Eucharist -- Other Christian sacraments -- Constitution -- Epilogue: Christianity and other religions -- The essence of Christianity : the covenant of creation -- Christianity and religion -- The nature of grace -- Revelation : reason and faith -- Religions.