Jeffrey S. Siker is a Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Studies at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles. His publications include Homosexuality and Religion: An Encyclopedia, Scripture and Ethics: Twentieth-Century Portraits, Homosexuality in the Church: Both Sides of the Debate and Disinheriting the Jews: Abraham in Early Christian Controversy.
1. Introduction: from sin to perfection
2. Approaching the gospels
3. A taxonomy of sin
4. From sinful birth to virgin birth
5. From repentant to righteous baptism
6. A tempting transition
7. The scandal of family
8. The scandal of friends
9. The scandal of faith
10. From sinful death to perfect death
11. From sin to perfection
12. Saving Jesus from perfection.
