INTRODUCTION -- ST. Luke's Preface -- I. The origins of the mission -- 1. Surprise -- 2. Acceptance -- 3. Joy -- 4. Hope -- 5. Obscurity -- a. Birth -- b. Dedication -- c. Upbringing -- II. The beginning of the mission -- 1. The word in the wilderness -- 2. The word among men -- 3. The word in the synagogue -- III. The nature of the mission -- 1. Healing -- 2. Controversy -- 3. Commissioning -- 4. Barrier breaking -- 5. Proclaiming -- IV. The extent of the Mission -- 1. Training for mission -- 2. The mission to the world -- V. Contentions for the mission -- 1. The element of judgement -- a. Men judge themselves -- b. Two groups judged -- c. Two warning and three exhortations -- d. The judgement at work -- 2. Inclusiveness versus exclusiveness -- 3. Lessons from separatism -- VI. The end of the beginning of the mission -- I. The closing days -- a. The entry into the temple -- b. The teaching in the temple -- c. The teaching about the temple -- 2. The last night -- a. The last meal -- b. The last temptation -- c. The last first disciples' reactions