Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: The Christian superhero -- Born divine and human -- Empowerment from above and enlisting sailors -- Feeding thousands -- Master of the winds -- Tamer of monsters -- Curing an old woman and bringing a girl back to life -- Water walker -- Land of the dead -- Blind seer -- Daring hero eats with the enemy -- Hero in disguise transformed -- Curing a boy with a demon -- Entering a city in disguise -- Clearing out a den of robbers -- Prophet anointed by a woman -- Following a water carrier -- Preparing for death while friends sleep -- Traitor in the midst -- Cowardly promise breaker -- Preferring a rascal to a hero -- Heroic death and mourning women -- Rescuing a corpse -- Living dead -- Disappearing into the sky -- Appendix. The gospels of Matthew and John.