That You May Know the Truth xiv Two
Story Lines xv The Pentateuch: An Ancient Cipher xvi Mary's Anointing
-- "Let Her Keep It" xvii The Beloved Disciple xviii Thesis: Mary of
Bethany Is the Beloved Disciple xx Biblical Evidence for Ordaining Women
xx Field of Study xxi Methodology xxiii
PART
I BACKGROUND
Chapter 1 Semeiotic Patterns in
the Pentateuch
Mosaic Semeia 1 Semeiotic Pattern A: The
Meaning of Head, Body, Hand, and Foot 3 Semeiotic Pattern B: Separation and
Remembrance 8 Summary: The Importance of the Semeiotic Patterns 12
Chapter 2 Semeiotic Patterns in the Ordination and Consecration Rituals of
the Pentateuch
The Ordination of Aaron and His Sons 13
Semeiotic Pattern in Ritual Sacrifices. 18 Mosaic Theology of Creation,
Ordination, Sacrifice 23
Chapter 3 The Consecration of
Nazirites
A Costly Separation Ritual 28 Nazirite Consecration
and The Ordination of Priests 36 Summary 39
PART II
THE FOURTH GOSPEL IN A NEW LIGHT
Chapter 4 Semeiotic
Patterns in the Gospel According to John
The Transfer of Semeiotic
Patterns 40 The Word 41 The Temple 43
Chapter 5 Jesus
Replaces the Temple Sacrifices
Introduction 49 The Sabbath
50 The Festival of First Fruits 52 The Festival of Weeks 53 The
Festival of Trumpets 55 The Day of Atonement 56 The Festival of Booths
60 The Passover Observance 62
Chapter 6 The New
Priesthood: The Disciples of Jesus
Replacements 68 Indictment
of the Old Priesthood 68 Word, Sacrament, and Disciple 70 Seeing and
Believing 74 Semeia Transferred 74 To See the Signs 75
PART III INTRODUCTION TO A SEMEIOTIC TRILOGY
Chapter 7
The Setting of the Ordination Trilogy
A Preview 77 The
Trilogy 79 Signs 80 The Use of Historical Time in the Setting 85
The Beginning of the Plot 93
Chapter 8 A Setting in Cosmic
Time
Cosmic Time 100 Hour 101 Day 102 Three Days
105 The Seventh Day (Sabbath) 106 Season 107 Year 107 Summary
108
Chapter 9 Understanding a Sign Called Bethany
The House of Ananiah 109 The Role of John the Baptist 110 The Gates of
the Temple 112
Chapter 10 The Characters of the
Trilogy
Lazarus, the Silent Priest 115 The Message of Silence
117 Martha, the Deacon 120 The Disciples of Jesus, Priests of the New
Temple 123 Deacons and Elders Among the Disciples 128 Thomas, the Elder
129 Mary of Bethany, Beloved Disciple and Bishop 130 Mary of Bethany as
a Nazirite 136 Could the Beloved Disciple Have Been A Woman? 140 The
Meaning of the Name : Mary 147 The Rite of Purification 151 The Beloved
Disciple and Jesus 153 Summary 160
PART IV THE ORDINATION
TRILOGY
Chapter 11 The Ordination Trilogy: Act 1, Scene
1 The Examination of Martha and Mary
Mary, Martha, and Lazarus
Identified 161 The Message 162 Arriving at the temple 178 Martha's
Examination 186 Mary's Examination 190
Chapter 12 The
Ordination Trilogy: Act 1, Scene 2 The Raising of Lazarus The Stone
209 The Stench 212 The Glory of God 214 The Resurrection 216
The Judgement 227
Chapter 13 The Ordination Trilogy: Act
2 The Ordination of Mary of Bethany
The Table Setting 235
Purification 236 The Time and Place 238 The Meal 239 The Ritual
240 The Ointment 241 Mary's Personal Sacrifice and Glory 243 The
Challenge 245 The Words of Ordination 247 The Ordination of the
Disciples 252 The Open Hand 253 Authority to Celebrate 255 Laying
on of Hands 257
Chapter 14 The Ordination Trilogy: Act
3 Completing The Ordination of Jesus' Disciples
The Setting
260 The Devil's Hand 264 Into Jesus' Hands 266 Girded With a Towel
268 Peter's Reaction 274 Jesus' Explanation 277 The Blessing
286
EPILOGUE
Chapter 15 Who Wrote the Gospel
of John?
The Name Is Not the Author's 289 A Number of
Different Hands and Voices 290 An Intimate Knowledge 291 An Old
Testament Professor 291 The Scribe 292 The Publisher 292 One More
Theory 294
Chapter 16 The Rest of the Story
The End of
a Very Old Story 295 The Setting: In the Garden of Eden 296 Judas
Priest 298 Whom Do You Seek? 298 Summary 299
APPENDICES
A. Plan of the Second Temple (Graphic) 301 B.
The "Eye" of Reader Response (Graphic) 302 C. Concordance of Mosaic and
Johannine Oracles 303 D. Bibliography 315 E. Index 326
