Jesus the Holy Fool

Through an archetypal examination of the fool motif as it applies to Jesus in the Gospels,Jesus the Holy Fool develops the connections between holiness and folly. Offering new insights into Christology and exploring its practical pastoral ramifications, Jesus the Holy Fool presents Holy Foolishness as a paradigm for the Christian journey and as a new model of what it means for us to be church.

Introduction

1

(2)

Jesus, Lord and Fool

3

(4)

The Christ of Many Faces

7

(4)

Approaching Jesus

11

(4)

Part 1: Jesus and Human Folly

15

(40)

Psychological Archetypes

15

(12)

Christ as Archetype of the Self

18

(9)

Plain Fool versus Holy Fool

27

(8)

The Holy Foolishness of Jesus

33

(2)

The Fool as Archetype

35

(4)

The Trickster

37

(2)

The Fool as Professional

39

(6)

The Fool as Scapegoat and Sage

45

(3)

The Fool as Spiritual Quester

48

(3)

Biblical Precursors of the Holy Fool

51

(4)

Part 2: Jesus and Divine Folly

55

(116)

The Foolishness of God in Creation and Election

55

(12)

The Foolishness of Jesus' Actions

67

(23)

The Infancy Narratives

67

(6)

The Embarassing Baptism

73

(1)

Rejection in Nazareth

74

(1)

Jesus in Bad Company

75

(2)

Jesus' Folly and Conventional Wisdom

77

(2)

Jesus and Shabbat

79

(3)

Jesus and Torah

82

(2)

Jesus and the Temple

84

(6)

The Foolishness of Jesus' Teachings

90

(40)

The Consciousness of a Child

91

(4)

The Sermon on the Mount

95

(9)

The Parables

104

(9)

The Way of Paradox

113

(7)

Jesus and Prayer

120

(2)

Jesus and Healing

122

(8)

The Price of Holy Folly

130

(6)

Name-Calling

130

(1)

To His Family, Jesus Was Mad

131

(2)

To His Opponents, Jesus Was a Sinner

133

(1)

To the Religious Establishment, Jesus Was a Blasphemer

134

(1)

To Many, Jesus Was Possessed

135

(1)

The Outcome of Holy Folly

136

(13)

The Passion Narratives

136

(1)

Jesus Is Mocked by the Religious Powers

137

(2)

Jesus Is Mocked by the Secular Powers

139

(3)

Possible Sources for the Passion Narratives

142

(2)

Jesus Is Mocked by Spectators

144

(3)

The Last Laugh

147

(2)

The Foolishness of the Holy Spirit

149

(17)

The Spirit as Intoxicator

149

(2)

Pentecost and Inspired Speech

151

(3)

The Spirit and the Early Church

154

(3)

The Effects of the Spirit

157

(2)

Costly Grace

159

(5)

The Folly of Baptism

164

(2)

The Foolishness of the Trinity

166

(5)

Part 3: Christian Faith and Folly

171

(68)

Holy Foolishness and Inculturation

171

(4)

Relationship with Jesus the Holy Fool

175

(9)

The Russian Holy Fool

184

(10)

Fools for Christ's Sake

184

(3)

Holy Fools and Russian Piety

187

(7)

Holy Foolishness and the Church Today

194

(29)

Holy Foolishness and Christian Spirituality

194

(11)

Holy Foolishness and Worship

205

(6)

Holy Foolishness and Justice

211

(12)

Holy Foolishness and a New Ecclesiology

223

(16)

Conclusion

239

(4)

Notes

243

(20)

Topical Bibliography

263

(14)

Index

277

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