"In the hourwhen the king Messiah comes." "He shall stand on the roof ofthe temple, and proclaim that the time of deliverance has come." "Those who believe and are faithful to God will rejoice in the light that will rise upon them, as it is written, "Arise, Shine, for Thy light has come"." "Only take courage and be careful to observe all things written in the law ofMoses." "And try not to side from them, neitherto the right hand norto the left." "Take care only this, in all diligence, that oflove the Lord, thy God." "Amen!" "Blessed art thou Lord, our God, King ofthe universe." "Nay, only the best among men, as it is betterto be an entity ofthe Heavens." "Blessed art thou, O God, Lord ofthe Universe, who consecrates the Sabbath, and all oflsrael's celebrations." "Amen." "May the Lord bless and preserve you." "May He let his face shine upon you." "May the Lord lift up His countenance and give you peace." "Amen" "Come to my house, Rabbi, for supper?" "I promised my children." "Thank you." "Ah..." "Joseph!" "Ah, Joseph!" "Joseph!" "Joseph, there's something I want to talk to you about... it's very important, see, if you just come with me we can talk about it better..." "I've read from the scriptures, it might clear." "Get away from me!" "Rabbi, rabbi!" "Yes, tell your mother and father they can see me tomorrow." "Once you've mastered the craft you will be free." "Always remember, only those that know how to use their hands are free." "Only they are not dependent on anyone else." "Joseph, could we-please?" "Anna!" "I shall leave you to work on your own for a minute." " Remember, don't force the wood-treat it gently." " Yes, of course." "Anna, I intended to find you when we finished work, but I'll come with you now." " You know that my husband..." " God rest him, the best of men was very fond of you." "He would have come to you himself, but in the end, he could hardly speak." "Poor man." "What sleep he could get was disturbed by dreams about his daughter-alone, without her brother!" "No man in the house!" "And now, I can't sleep." "And when I die, as I must soon..." "Why do you say that?" "I have a feeling that I will not live much longer." "You have years ahead of you, and you will sleep soundly tonight." "It's a great change in a man's life, but I also know a single man is only half a person." "As forthe contract and the date ofthe wedding..." "I leave that all to you and the rabbi." "Well, thank you, Joseph." "You won't regret it." "Mary is a good girl-she'll make you a beautiful wife." "Shall we sign the contract the first day ofthe full moon?" "And then after a year's betrothal, celebrate the wedding in the season ofthe harvest when the earth yields up its fruit and the heart rejoices." "With luck I may be able to see it." "Mary, Mary!" "Come out Mary!" "They're waiting for you!" "Mary!" "Mary!" "Mary, come!" "Come quickly!" "Shawl!" "Your shawl!" "Thank you." "Do not be afraid." "Yes, here she is." "Beautiful" "May this betrothal, one to the other, Joseph, Mary be blessed and sanctified according to the law ofMoses, and oflsrael." "Amen, Amen!" "Who are you?" "Who are you?" "How can that be?" "No man has evertouched me." "Behold the handmaiden ofthe Lord, may you be done unto me according to yourword." "Mary?" "Who are you talking to?" "There's news of Elizabeth." "My cousin, Elizabeth?" "What news?" "She's going to have a son in three months time." "She conceived the child six months ago, on the 19th day of Tishri." "But Elizabeth was always bad." "Now, she's fartoo old." "What nonsense is this, child?" "Oh, but it's true." "She's going to have a son." "And I must go and visit her." "Seems like... the release ofthese nations, the Egyptians, the Syrians, King Herod, to revert to the Jews, I wonder, is it because, as you say, they identify future with past that they have so many prophets?" "Oh, the prophets, it's the sun which breeds them." "Many ofthem are harmless." "They preach religion, we let them go." "But, some ofthem preach rebellion because it is written." "Altogether, literacy has had a disastrous effect in this country, and those we eliminate." "Rome has taught us that although this may be indifferent theology, it is very good government." "Majesty, I've heard the word, "Messiah"." "What exactly is a Messiah?" "Oh, even you have heard that awful word, Procunuas?" "Well, is he a prophet or is he something even" "Well, Rome, even Rome, cannot influence men's dreams, and the messiah is a bad dream disguised as a solution to every problem." "It's a leveler of scores, a rewarder of righteousness, a scourge forthe wrongdoer, it is the bringer of everlasting peace." "Then, as I understand from what you have said, a messiah is worse than a prophet, from the Roman point of view..." "From the Jewish viewpoint, too." "I mean, you try telling that to the Jews." "No, don't!" "Don't!" "It's much wiser not to consult them." "Just when a messiah appears, crush it underfoot like a young scorpion." "No, you can tell great Augustus, that he can rest in peace in Rome, there will be no messiahs, true orfalse, in Palestine while I am alive." "Come Mary, you'll be comfortable." "Here we go!" "May the Lord keep us safe on our journey!" "God bless you, child." "Esther, Esther!" "Take this to my sister in Bethlehem." "And tell her, tell her I'll be with herfor Passover." "Go safely on your journey!" "Where do you want the screen, where should I put it?" "Mary!" "I've been longing to see you." "Mary..." "So it is true." "How did you know?" "Who told you?" "A messengerfrom God." "And he told me anotherthing." "Athing even more wonderful." "You're blessed among women, and blessed shall be the fruit of yourwomb." "I, too, am highly favored that the mother ofthe chosen should come to me." "From the moment your greeting reached my ears" "the child in my womb leaped for joy." "My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God, my savior, for He has looked kindly upon the most humble ofhis handmaidens," "and He has told me that all generations shall call me blessed." "He who is mighty has done unto me a mighty thing." "Is it true about Mary's dream?" "Oh yes, it's true." "News came from Enkarim." "Elizabeth is going to have a child." " Even though she's past the age?" " Oh yes, she must be nearly fifty." " Is she the one married to Zacharias?" " Yes, that's the one." "She's Mary's cousin." " What?" "It can't be true!" " Oh, Joseph!" "Are we going to get an invitation to yourwedding?" "There's plenty oftime forthat, Jonathan." "The contract's only just been signed." "Only just betrothed and his beloved has left him already." "Just like her, She's always been a bit strange-not like the others." "That's something you'll have to learn to live with." "But seriously, Joseph, Mary is remarkable." "We all think so." "A remarkable girl." "Give him to me, Elizabeth." "Blessed be thou, our Lord, King of the Universe, who has blessed us with your commandments and ordained us to initiate our sons in the covenant of ourfather, Abraham." "Amen." "As this child enters the covenant, so many enter into the study ofthe Torah into marriage, and into good deeds?" "Amen" "This is the seal in flesh ofthe covenant between the Lord and his people." " What is the name ofthe child?" " His name is..." "His name shall be John." "When you get back to Nazareth, tell Joseph what you have seen and heard what you know." "The Lord God gives life where no life is possible." "And one life shall be the son of God, and the other shall be his prophet." "Go, tell all this to Joseph." "But will he believe me?" "Will he believe me?" "God will open his heart." "That's too much for any man to believe." "But you're not any man." "You, too, are chosen." "I was sick at heart." "You ought to be my wife." "But now, that vow has to be broken." "I swear I've never been with her." "What I said about Elizabeth was true." "Don't worry." "I believe you." "God's will be done." "Now, you're sure." "She told me herself." "Women are the loveliest and brightest of God's creations." "And think you would know, but you..." " Please, I need your advice." " What advice can I give?" " This is all." " Rabbi, may I?" "It is written in the law, ifin the time ofbetrothal a woman sins with any other man, let them both be taken beyond the gates ofthe town," "and stoned to death with the abomination that be crushed out of the heart oflsrael." "Should a man marry a woman which he finds has no favor in his eyes, because he has found in herthe stain of uncleanliness," "let him write a bill of repudiation and deliver it unto her hands." "This law applies even ifl haven't taken Mary into my house?" "Yes, yes." "All that is needed is for a bill to be written and delivered in the presence oftwo witnesses." "No, ifl do that I will expose her shame." "I can't." "I can't." "I'll send her away ifl must, but in secret." "God knoweth the secret ofthe heart." "Trust in him, and accept." "Accept it, Joseph." "The Lord will not abondon you." "Thank you." "No!" "No!" "No!" "Joseph." "Joseph, son of David." "Do not be afraid to take Mary as yourwife." "It is by the Holy Spirit that she has conceived." "She will bear a son, and you shall give him the name Jesus, the Savior." "Hey, Joseph." "Joseph!" "The bride is arriving!" "Mary's here!" " With this ring..." " With this ring..." " Be thou consecrated unto me..." " Be thou consecrated unto me..." "According to the law ofMoses and oflsrael..." "According to the law ofMoses and oflsrael..." "May the Lord bless and preserve you." "May the Lord make His face shine upon you." "May the Lord lift up His countenance towards you and give you peace." "Amen" "Would you like some grapes or some dates?" "I picked them myself from the orchard." "No no no no..." "I've got one." "Bless you." "Your majesty, we have always treated your country as far as possible as a free and independent nation," "but the governor of Syria has decided to include Palestine in a census." " In that event..." " A census in my territories?" "In Galilee, Judea, whatever your motives forthis, they'll be misunderstood." "People will be resentful, suspicious, perhaps, perhaps even hostile." "As consul, I am here merely to carry out instructions." "My dear, there seems to be one aspect ofthe problem of which either Rome or you are entirely ignorant, and I cannot believe it to be Rome." "The method which you propose to me of your census are contrary to ourtradition." " Tradition?" " Permit me your Majesty." "I do not think that Marcus Matzo is aware ofthe tradition your majesty refers to." "For such official purposes as the taking ofthe census, every person living in these territories considers himself as belonging not to the place where actually he lives, but to the place of origin in his family group." "His tribe, may I say tribe?" "You may say tribe." "A census, therefore, means movement of every person back to what he considers to be his native township, ancestral capital." "To dignify a place which is sometime no more than a stinking dunghill!" "Oh!" "You choose your phrases most exquisitely..." "So, ifthe census were conducted according to local tradition, you think your subjects would accept it more readily?" "Oh, I see!" "Now we're supposed to count ourselves!" "Under your supervision, I hope starting with the king?" " That is not." " Seriously, seriously do you know what this would entail?" "The shifting of entire populations!" "The disruption oftrade!" "The divine Augustus is counting on your understanding, your Majesty." "I hope I shall not have to inform him of any lack of cooperation." "Thank the divine Augustus for his unswerving benevolence." "That census is a trick to increase the taxes, and we know where the money ends up in Rome!" "But why should it?" "What does Rome give us?" "That's not the point." "The Romans want to count us how many we are where we are, they want us to know that they are our ruler," "but we should have no earthly ruler." "No rule but the Lord, no king but God." "It's not for you to remind us ofthe scriptures." "Be quiet and go home." "I apologize for my son." "He's too young to understand." "What are you doing to the faith of ourfathers?" "All over of Galilee there are thousands ofJews preparing for, forwhat you're always talking about in there, the coming ofthe king who will liberate us." " Come!" " And what are you doing about it?" "Nothing!" "We accept the violence ofthe Romans like sheep!" " We are not worthy ofthe king to come!" " Stop it!" "The king to come will not bring violence and bloodshed." "It is written." "He himselfis pure from sin." "God shall cause him to be mighty through the spirit ofholiness and wise through the counsel of understanding." "Now come home." "Stay there until you learn more respect for your elders." "Anna." "I must go to Bethlehem." "It's my native town and, and Mary must come with me." " Why?" " Forthe census?" "So even Augustus obeys God." " The prophecy?" " Yes the prophecy!" "Forthou, O Bethlehem, art in no ways the least of cities." "Forfrom thee shall come forth a Shepard of my people, Israel." "If only I could come with you." "If only, I..." "Joseph, you'll need help when he's born." "Don't you trouble, Anna." "He will be well cared for." "Everything will be done as God ordered." "They seem to be kings, Lord Melchior." "From different lands." "I told you we could not have been the only ones to see the sign." "Come in peace." "Where are you bound?" "Wherever I am led." "I follow that star." "I'm sure that Herod keeps a strict watch on his frontiers." "He must know that we've crossed them." "I would have to tell him, as Balthazar said, that I follow that star, wherever it leads." "But what will we find." "All my calculations show that there was to be a new heavenly creature, a new star." "It was even precise as to place and time." "So I made up my mind to set forth and see what they will behold." "You did not know?" "Only that it would be something wonderful." "The stars are not distant and aloof, cut off from the lives of men." "The rising of a new star always entails an immense labor in the heavens that always has its counterpart on earth." "The universe is about to bring forth a prodigy beyond our understanding." "Your star, my brother Balthasar, is indeed a sign of wonder." "The divine solar master says, the next prophet will show himselfin a foreign land." "And the truth he will reveal will be at first only for his own people..." " But there is only one truth." " And only one God." "All the rest are vain, or parts ofhim." "The people oflsrael know this." "Many of theirwise men have been close to him, and their writings confirm my calculations." "A king is about to be born..." "A king?" "A king who will free us from the evils ofthis world." "Where will he be born?" "The sacred writings point to a small town, in Judea called Bethlehem Efratta." "Rest there, I'll find a place." " Excuse me, may I speak with you?" " What do you want?" "I desperately need a place to stay fortonight." "My wife is near hertime..." "No, no, I can't help you." "I already have too many people." " But I've got..." " Can't you see?" "Come on!" "Close the door!" "How many times do I have to tell you the gate should be shut?" "Nothing, but there must be another place, I'll try again." "How do you feel." "I don't like leaving you alone." "Do you think you could walk a little further?" " Hold on to me..." " Oh, no!" "No!" "Stay there, stay there." "God will help us." "Listen, it's no use trailing around Bethlehem anymore." "Every inn is full up." "None ofthem are going to take yourwife in like that." "Come I'll show you." "Take your donkey." "It's about time." "Now do as I tell you, if you go through that gate overthere, just outside the walls on the road to Jerusalem you'll come to... careful... you come to some stables, some caves." "It's not much, I know, but you need warm and dry and plenty of fresh straw." "Look, they're down there." "Can you see?" "Right." "Now then, ifl can manage it, I'll come back later, and help." "Oh, and if anyone tries to throw you out, just say that Abigail sent you." "Abigail." "Rememberthe name." "We'll remember." "Thank you." "Look, Mary." "Oh, beautiful child." "Come on, put him there in the manger." "And see ifthere is some fresh straw." "That will keep him warm." "I'll take care ofher, poor girl." "Now then." "Hand me some water." "Give it to me." "Good, that's it." "Who's that?" "What do you want?" "This is no place for you!" "Get out!" "Get out, you hear me?" "Off!" "Off with you!" "Can't you see?" "The poor girl's just had a child?" "That's why we've come." "We were told to." "Told by whom?" "We were out there in the fields." "This man came to us from nowhere." "An angel, shepherds he said." "They say that Israel is a scattered flock that lacks a shepherd." "And then he said, "Tonight, the shepherd is born." "It is for you that He comes, "he said. "Forthe poor."" "That's why you came here?" "Yes." "The man said," "he said..." "The man said, "Today, in the city of David, a savior has been born for you." "Glory to God in the highest," he said." "And peace on earth forthose who he loves." "Come!" "They cross my border, yet not one ofthem sends a greeting?" "Are they armed?" "Not heavily, your majesty." "As far as I say, they were equipped to travel fast and far..." "But they were not heading here?" "If not here, where?" "It was Bethlehem, majesty." "They, they followed a star, the new star." "Bethlehem?" "O thou, Bethlehem Effrata, thou art the smallest what was that phrase again?" "Thou Bethlehem Effrata, art little one out ofthousands ofJudah." "Out ofthee He shall come forth unto thee, for as to be the ruler in Israel, and His going forth is from the beginning from the days of eternity." "A ruler in Israel?" "Have those travelers watched all the time." "And bring me the names of all newborn children in Bethlehem." "...And the glory ofthe Lord shines over you." "Forthough darkness covers the earth, and dark night the nations, the Lord shall shine upon you." "Come, come!" " I promise that everything will be done the way we agreed." " It won't take long." "Come, come!" "Borsch!" "And the Lord said to Abraham, "Keep my alliance, and circumcise each child born unto Israel on the eighth day ofhis life." Amen." "This is the seal and flesh of the covenant between the Lord and His people." "And the child shall be called?" "His name shall be Jesus." "Where is he?" "Now I can die contented, Lord," "according to Thy word." "I am Simeon, an old man who has waited long to see his salvation." "And now my eyes have seen the child who will bring the salvation thou hast prepared before all people." "A light of revelation to the gentiles, and the glory ofthy people, Israel." "And a sword shall pierce your heart." "Next." " What is your name?" " Joseph of Elias" " Where are you from?" " Eskelon." "Don't forget to take yourtoken with you." " What's your name?" " Asbar Zadif." " How many children?" " Seven, this is the youngest." " How old is she?" " Three." " Move on." " And here, seven tokens." "My husband could not come, he's ill." " Well, there'll be one for him, too, if you explain." " What are these tokens?" " A coin to prove that you've registered." " Well, they're little tokens with the emperor's head on them." "Special orders!" "We want the names of all the newborn." "Newborn?" "Note their names." "The newborn." "What did he say?" "He wants the names of all the newborn." "Why do they want to know about the newborn?" "Well, there's no point in arguing with them." "You just do what you're told." "Wait!" "Don't be afraid." "Where is the child?" "We have come a long way to greet him." "This is the king oflsrael who will take away the sins ofthe world." "I did not know what we were to find, and coming here, a stable?" "I thought my brothers were mistaken, but now I see the justice ofthis." "There could be no other place." "Mm... not in glory, but in humility." "Accept these poortokens of our homage." "Incense, to perfume the halls ofthe mighty." "Gold, for kingly rule." "Myrrh, the most precious herb ofthe East, and the most bitter." "And now, a word of warning." "Leave here as soon as you can." "Herod's soldiers have followed us, hoping it would lead them to you." "He knows ofHis birth." "He will seek out the child and kill him." "Go into Egypt." "It may not be for long, Herod's days are numbered." "Those travelers crossed my frontier again?" " Yes, your majesty." " Yes, your majesty." "But the child would still be here." "Kill every male child up to one year old, two years old." "Betterthe innocent should die, then that the guilty should escape." "Guilty?" "Your majesty, a child?" "Guilty ofthe womb!" "Guilty ofthe stars!" "I'll bring down their stars!" "I'll snuffthem out in blood!" "This is my world!" "I will not share it with an infant!" "There is no room fortwo kings here!" "Like a newborn scorpion underfoot!" "You know the mark of a real king?" "Courage!" "Even in the face ofJewish prophecy!" "Bits of old parchment!" "Old, blind men!" "Hah!" "Now go to Bethlehem!" "I make history!" " Kill!" " But your Majesty!" "Kill!" "Kill them all!" "Kill!" "Kill them all!" "Leave my child, you bloodthirsty murderer!" "Lust is fulfilled." "That which was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah." "In Ramah, was there a voice heard, lamentation, weeping and great mourning." "Rachel, weeping for her children, but would not be comforted, because they were no more." "King Herod is dead." "Taken in the midst ofhis sins." "Struck down by the Lord to whom the power and pride ofkings are as nothing." "You cannot defy God, the mighty God, the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace." "Yet the yoke oftyranny will not be lifted from us." "Rome will choose a king from among his sons, and her grip will become stronger, but you should lift up your hearts, forthe Eternal will not abandon us." "He will send us a deliverer, and His dominion is the everlasting dominion that shall not pass away." "And his kingdom, that which shall not be destroyed." "Come." "There, look!" "Do you see?" "Nazareth!" "That's where we live." "Here, O Israel." "The eternal, our God, the Eternal is one." "Blessed be the name ofthe glory of the kingdom forever and forever." "And thou should the eternal, thy God, with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy might and these words which I command thee shall be in thine heart." "Amen." "Amen." "A man who's skillful in his work, will stand before kings." "And ourwork like every other, has a second meaning in God's eyes." "We use this to make a straight line on the wood before we cut it, and as we use the rulerto make straight lines," "God gave us rules to keep our lives straight." "God gives the wood." "And man with his skill and invention, that God gave him, is always finding new uses." "Sometimes wonderful uses for it," "a wheel, a plow, a ladder." "They all look simple, but they are from God." "And a ladder can sometimes reach from earth to heaven." "Joseph!" "Joseph!" "Didn't you say the plow would be ready?" "Coming!" "Keep on with yourwork." "What is this?" "Well, look at it." "What have you done?" "This is not how I asked you to make it!" "Oh, no!" "No!" "It is not worth labor at all!" "It was supposed to be ready days ago, and now it is not ready." "No, son!" "Bless God who has given us the Torah." "The Lord god will go before you." "Be strong and of good courage." "Fear not, do not be afraid, forthe Lord, Thy god, will go with you." "He will not fail you orforsake you." "Amen!" "Now you are truly a man." "Jesus by Joseph." "As a new adult member of our community, you have exercised your right to read and comment upon the scriptures that is your heritage." "It is the heritage ofthe children oflsrael but rememberthat God's word is spoken in times oflight and in times of darkness and persecution." "May you always read from the law in a time ofjoy." "Amen." "May God protect you." "May God bring blessings on the boy." "Romans!" "Here!" "Romans?" "Hey, hey!" "Brothers, brothers, quiet!" "Shh..." "The Roman forces are here." "Jewish bread." "Betterthan nothing." " Who ordered this?" " Quarter master." "An army must eat, and it's a long way from Dumasta to Jerusalem." "But Galilee isn't Roman territory!" "Hah!" "The whole world is Roman territory!" "Hey, put your sword back." "Ignore them." "You'll meet with plenty ofthose in Jerusalem." "They're called zealots." "They're mad religious fanatics." "You there!" "Rememberthis!" "The Roman army is not a pack ofbandits." "And we'll be through with the likes of you in our own good time." "Come!" "May the curse of God fall upon these murderers!" "How long must we wait?" "How long?" "Are you to help us?" "God has abandoned us." "How long?" "How long?" "Look, Jerusalem." "This is a lamb with no mark, without blemish." "...are not enough to please our Father, our eternal God." "A prayer ofthe heart is more important." "Do you rememberwhat King Solomon said after he built the temple?" "Standing in front ofthe temple ofthe Lord, he spread out his hands and said, "Can God indeed dwell with His creatures on earth?" "Heaven itself, the highest heaven, cannot contain thee, how much less this house that I have built?" "Yet attend to the prayer and supplication ofthy servant, O Lord, that thine eyes can always be always upon this house, day and night." "This place of which thy bid to say, 'It shall receive my name."'" "Son!" "We've been looking for you everywhere." "Why were you looking for me everywhere?" "Did you not know you would have found me in my father's house?" "O Lord, I grow old." "What have thy promised to the prophets." "Where are they?" ""Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and tell herthat hertime ofbondage has ended." "That her penalty is paid." "Salvation is at hand." "To be shouted from the mountaintops..." "The teaching is clear behold thy send my messenger and He will clearthe way before me." "Messenger before me... messenger." "And the Lord will suddenly come to His temple, and the messenger ofthe covenant, behold, is here."" "The people of Galilee thought they had seen the depths ofinequity when their land was ruled by Herod, the mayor ofblood." "But now his son and the Herod Antipas, the new prince of Galilee strives to outdo his fathers' crimes for he follows his last's and breaks faith with God." "He dares to defy the law ofMoses by entering into unholy marriage with the wife ofhis brother." "Can we permit this?" "All of us will sufferfor his sins!" "...Messengerfor King!" "Your majesty, he's here, the Baptist." "He's here?" "Well?" "Well, well what?" "What?" "Well, uh..." "leave him alone." "We'll march again!" "Continue!" "Oh, what harm can he do?" "He's been out there for years in the desert living on locusts and, and, and prayers." "He doesn't incite the people to rebellion!" "He asks nothing for himself." "All he wants is to remain poor and naked." "And he would do very much like everyone else doesn't the same." "Oh no, when the wedding festivities is over, I'll have him preach at the palace." "You can hear him with your own ears." "He's a very remarkable." "I'm glad there is somebody remarkable in Judea." "Herod!" "Herod!" "The tablets ofthe law speak plainly!" "You may marry the wife of your brother when your brother is dead, but not while he lives!" "This woman, Herodias, is the wife of your brother Phillip, and Phillip lives..." "It is written, "I have seen thine adulteries and thine abominations, woe unto them!"" "Will thou not be made clean?" "Send this woman back to your brother!" "Repent!" "How can you allow this longerto continue?" "No, we decided to be clement on ourwedding day." "I'm not afraid of your power on earth, Herod Antipas!" "Lfl do not warn you, you will die in sin." "And the Lord will ask me to account for your life!" "Quickly!" "Into the palace!" "Repent!" "Repent!" " The Lord blesses you!" " Forthe kingdom ofheaven is at hand!" "Brothers, we can make use ofthis man!" "His attacks on Herod Antipas excites people makes them think oflsrael." "Don't be too sure about it." "Prophets only make men think of our God in Heaven." "So do we, and if we want to direct people's thoughts, we must use what means we can." "Yes, but we zealots want to see the power of God on earth fighting the Romans." "Does John want that?" "The time has come!" "The great and terrible day ofthe Lord is at hand!" "Repent!" "And change your lives!" "Every valley shall be exalted!" "Every mountain in here laid low." "The winding way shall be straightened!" "And the rough way made smooth." "God let you back from Babylon to serve Him but you betrayed Him!" "Now you are warned!" "Please!" "Please!" ""I am the Lord unchanging," says the Eternal, "and you too shall not cease to be sons of cheaters." "From the days of yourforefathers you have been wayward, and have not kept my laws." "If you will return to me, I will return to you!" says the Lord." "Do not think you will be save by your rituals, by going to the temple it is not sacrifices the Lord demands!" "Bring no more vain offerings at the Lord." ""I delight not in the blood oflambs"." "The sacrifice that God demands is a repented heart!" " What can we do, then, to be saved?" " Change your hearts!" "Take the right way!" "The Lord said that my ways are not yourways." "Why speak as though none of us know the way to salvation." "We know the law as well as you, and we try to obey it!" "We are the sons of Abraham." "We have always kept the law." "To those of you that seen themselves just and pious," "I say that you must bring the fruits of repentance!" "Do not content yourself with saying, "Abraham was a father, and that is enough to save us."" "The Lord could take anyone ofthese stones and turn it into a son of Abraham." "Pharisees, we know you!" "Go back to Jerusalem!" "Yeah, go back to Jerusalem!" "It's right." "...You are the prophet!" "Save us John!" "Save us!" "I baptize you with water that you may be purified and ready for the coming ofthe kingdom." "Open up your hearts to God!" "Receive this cleansing light!" "Save me, save me, John!" "I have sinned!" "Have mercy on me, John." "I am a sinner!" "Let his waterwash away your sins." "Disgrace!" "Go back!" "Go back!" "John, you'll pay for it!" "You'll pay for it!" "Oh!" "One day they'll almost stoned me to death!" "Is that what you want?" "You're tired of me, aren't you?" "!" " No!" " Yes yes, admit it, you are tired of me!" "I can tell by the way, by the way you mooned over my daughter, Salome!" " Nonsense!" " You like her!" "She's a child!" "Baker!" "Liar!" " No!" " Coward!" " I am not a coward!" " What are you then?" "That prophet I demand that you arrest him." "Demand?" "Demand?" "That's a strong word, my heart." "You must remember." "John is right." "By the laws ofMoses, we have sinned." "Come on, come on!" "We have sinned," "and we go on sinning, and very pleasant it is, too." "Even ifl wanted to, I could do nothing about his reproaches until he once more sets foot in Galilee." "And then, my own, my heart, we'll throw him into prison." "Repent!" "Repent!" "Repent!" "A little repenting won't do him any harm." "After all, he preaches it." "Rabbi!" "We have been sent by the Sanhedrin in Jerusalem, amongst whom you have many friends and admirers." "They understood why you could not come to the temple." "It would've been wrong for you to abandon your mission, even for a single day." "The reason forthe invitation was to ask you one simple question." "Who are you?" "First, I will say who I am not." "I am not the messiah." "The messiah is yet to come." "Then, in the name ofthe living god, who are you?" "I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness make great the way ofthe Lord." "If you are not the messiah orthe prophet Elijah, by whose authority are you backed up?" "By the authority ofhim who shall come after me." "Whose shoes I am not worthy to unloosen!" "I baptize you with water but he will baptize you with the holy spirit!" "And with fire, his rod is in his hand and with it he will cleanse the freshing floor." "Though the dust will returneth to the earth as it must, the spirit returneth unto God, David." "Mary, you'll be left alone." "They will run the shop." "Jesus, we have always known." "It was not for us that Jesus came to earth." "If only I could've stayed a little longer." "God's will be done." "Peace, Joseph." "To thine end, I command my spirit." "Out of my distress, I cried to the Lord and He answered me." "I cried and He heard my voice." "I went down into the cities underneath the earth, to the people ofthe past," "but He lifted my life from the grave." "Here, O Israel, the Lord thy God, the Lord is one." "Here, O Israel, the Lord, our God, the Lord is one." "You are born into a new light through your repentance!" "And the Lord forwards his blessings on you!" "The Lord rejoices in your kind." "Go in peace." "He will forgive you, if you truly mean it in your heart." "Open up your eyes, be ready forthe coming ofthe kingdom." "Let your heart now be cleansed." "Forgive me, I have sinned." "Help me to be strong." "Be strong." "It is I who need baptism from you." "And yet you come to me" "Let it be so." "We must fulfill all righteousness." "Lord, Eternal Father, I hear your voice." ""This is my beloved Son," "in whom I am well pleased."" "You are born into a new life, true to your repentance." "And the Lord pours His blessings on you." "The Lord rejoices in repented hearts." "This water cleanses you." "Andrew." "Phillip." "Behold, the lamb of God, who takes unto Himselfthe sins ofthe world." "It is Him you must follow now, not me." "He must increase as I must decrease." "He has come to take us, come with us please!" "My time is over." "Please please!" "Mary!" "Mary!" "Mary!" "Mary!" "Hurry!" "Hurry!" "Mary!" "Mary!" "Mary!" "Your son is back!" "He's at the synagogue." "He went straight to the synagogue!" "I saw him!" "And now our reading from the prophets." "The prophet Isaiah." "Now, who is, who is our reader?" "It is my turn today, Rabbi." "Isn't that Joseph's son?" " Yes, Joseph the carpenter." " The carpenter, God rest his soul." "The spirit ofthe Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to give good tidings to the poor." "He has sent me to heal the broken hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, to give sight to the blind." "To set at liberty them that are bruised." "To proclaim the acceptable year ofthe Lord." "Amen." "Today, in your hearing, the scriptures are fulfilled." "The scriptures are fulfilled?" " Did he say fulfilled?" " How can he dare to say such a thing?" "What do you mean?" "The prophecy you have read can only be fulfilled by the coming ofthe messiah." "Yes, he's right, by the coming ofthe kingdom of God." "The kingdom of God comes not in a way foreseen by men." "Repent and believe the good news." "The kingdom ofheaven, behold, is suddenly upon you." "What?" "John the Baptist!" "Rabbi, take the scriptures away from him!" "He is a blasphemer!" "He shouldn't touch them with his unclean hands!" "I've heard things about you." "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." "A prophet is never accepted in his own country!" "Who do you think you are?" "John the Prophet?" "You should be thrown out ofthis holy place!" "Blessed is he who is not ashamed of me!" "Take this man out ofhere!" "Don't let him touch the holy scriptures!" "Today, in our hearing, the scriptures are fulfilled." "What?" "What's happened inside the synagogue?" "Come see!" "Rabbi!" "You must stop them!" "You cannot let this happen!" "Rabbi!" "They do not understand who this man is!" "Andrew!" "Go away, go away!" "Never come back to Israel!" "Don't let him go!" "Blasphemer!" "...Stone him to death!" "Blasphemer!" "That's what he deserves!" "That's what he deserves..." "Don't let him go!" "Master!" "Master!" "Master!" "We were told to make ourselves known to you." "I am Andrew of Capernaum, a fisherman by trade." "I am yourfollower now, if you'll take me." "This is Phillip." "We were sent by John the prophet, the Baptist." "He has just been imprisoned by King Herod Antipas." "Andrew." "Phillip." "Come with me." "Come on!" " Tell me, when was John arrested?" " As soon as he set foot in Galilee" "He had to return." "Too many people were waiting for him..." "There it is." "The sea of Galilee and Capernaum, where I was born." "It's a town of fishermen, but it also has the greatest synagogue in Israel." "You can stay at my brother's house." "He's a good man, Simon Peter." "The commandments God gave to Moses so long ago must not remain dead stone forthe reverence of unthinking minds." "Dead stone?" "The tablets ofthe law?" "Dead stone?" " What do you mean?" " Stone is what the law is written on, but the law itselfis alive!" "And living things now are constantly changing" "But the law is eternal you cannot change law of Moses." "No!" "That's right, the law is here." "The man is made of flesh and blood, and he changes." "Doesn't he remain the same man?" "God wants to write the law on your hearts." "Rabbi, you said you have come here to give us the good news." "Is this it?" "The good news?" "That the law is living like a man?" "The good news I bring you is this, Your captivity is over." "What does that mean, our captivity is over?" "What captivity?" "Captivity in sin!" "God fulfills the promise He made to our people Israel, and reconciles Himselfto man." "God is coming to you." "To all of you, even the most wretched." "Do not shut the door in His face" "Rabbi!" "The demon has always tried to burn him into fire, and to what he has triumphed!" "If you do anything, have mercy, help my poor son!" "Satan!" "Leave him!" "Son!" "Son!" "Praise be the Lord!" "Yes, we're all fishermen in ourfamily." "Andrew here knows us well, but I was sent offto learn." "That's all that you were fit for, perhaps." "And what have you learned?" "That two and two make four, sometimes." "But most people seem to be here to be pushed about, that getting on is a fine thing, that birth is the beginning to death." "But there must be something more for man between birth and death." "Today, when I heard you preaching, I began to understand, and it gave me hope." "Through yourwords, the old scriptures seemed to be coming alive." "That's all we want, we want the Lord to be alive, written in our hearts, not carved in stone." "What is your name?" "John, son of Zebedi." "John." "Stay with us." "Back, back!" "This way, you idiots!" "That's my brother now, Simon Peter." "And there's my brother, James." "He's shouting again, angry as usual." "If anyone's drunk, it's you!" "He doesn't mean it." "He's a good man." "What's the matter, brother?" "Poor catch?" "Poor catch?" "!" "Nothing!" "The only things we catch these days are Roman taxes!" "And while we're out sweating, working our hands raw with the nets, the stinking tax gatherers take half and give it to the Romans!" "Bloodsuckers!" "The lake." "Hello brother, go and tell that leach, that two faced tax collector of ours, Matthew, that ifhe wants more money out of me, to put more fish in" "Simon, this is the man I told you about." "The man John spoke of." "John the Baptist." "What?" "Another holy man?" "Are you another ofthose that tells us to be patient and promise us bettertimes will be ahead?" "What about now?" "What about our children?" "Who will fill their bellies?" "A lot oftalk these days while we all starve!" "Find a holy man who can put an end to that." "Then maybe I'll listen." "Go out again." "I shall come with you." "We've just pulled in!" "Get that net offthe boat!" "Please Simon, do as he says!" "Why do you always listen to these people who knows the lake betterthan I?" "Please!" "Please!" "What are you staring at?" "Come." "You can preach to the fish." "Cast off!" "We're going out again." "We've been out all day and we caught nothing!" "We go out again and we catch all this fish!" "It's a miracle!" "It's not a miracle!" "Only God can work miracles." "They speak these profanities, they believe it!" "We must go and speak!" "...my house will not hold anymore people!" "Please!" "Please!" "Please!" "Help me out!" "I can't get up!" "It was amazing!" "I've been fishing forfour years, I've never seen a catch so big..." "More..." "So, there were miracles were they?" "And a big catch inspired by a prophet, what's his name, Jesus?" "Get out!" "He's staying with Simon Peter, you know him?" "The fisherman?" "Yes, he owes me back taxes, doesn't he?" "Move!" "Well, well, well..." "Well, ifthere's been a big catch, he can pay, can't he?" "The kingdom ofheaven is like a treasure hidden in a field." "A man finds it, and in his joy spends everything he has to buy that field." "It's like a merchant in search of fine pearls." "He finds one pearl of great value, and sells everything to have that pearl." "You, you're all fisherman." "Well, the kingdom ofheaven is like a net." "A great net thrown into the sea." "Suddenly it is filled, it's almost bursting!" "You have to call to the other boats to come and help!" "Everyone is working together, happy, excited!" "It's a time for joy, for rejoicing in what God has freely given." "But one day, God will ask you to account forthe gift he has given." "Be prepared." "The kingdom is at hand." "Rabbi." "You say that the kingdom ofheaven is at hand, but when exactly will it come?" "When you see the clouds moving from the East, you say the rain is coming, and so it is." "When the desert wind blows, you say it will be hot, and it is." "All of you can read the signs of the earth and the sky." "How is it you can't read the signs ofthe times?" "The kingdom of heaven is here, now." "What's he doing here?" "It's Matthew, the tax collector!" "Get him out!" " Peter, yourfriend Matthew is here!" " Get out!" "Bloodsucking tax collector!" "There's no place for you here!" "Out of my house!" "You scum!" "Filth!" "No Simon, don't!" "Simon, look!" "I will not have it defiled by you!" "I hear you've had a big catch Simon!" "We'll talk about it later, shall we." "But what about this friend of yours?" "This new preacher orteacher orwhatever he is." "Am I allowed to speak with him?" "Get out of my house." "You seem to be most unwelcome here." "I don't know your name, but I know what you do." "Levi, or Matthew, I'm known by both names." "And by others..." "I see you and I must meet in a place where both of us are welcome." "Is your own house far?" "Why do you ask?" "I should like to have supperwith you tonight." "You would enterthe house of a sinner?" "I would enter any house where I am welcome..." "He's here!" "Wait!" "What are you doing?" "Be careful!" "That's my property!" "Help me." "I've been this way for 20 years." "It is the curse of God-punishment for my sins and my parents' sins." "Your sins are forgiven you." "Rabbi, you must not speak so!" "That's blasphemy, only God can forgive sins." "Which ofthese is easier, to say your sins are forgiven, orto rise up and walk home?" "The Son ofMan has the powerto forgive sins." "Rise and walk home." "He doesn't seem to realize the scandal it would cause!" "Peter, you tell him!" " I've told him..." " Well, tell him again!" "The whole place is talking about it!" " Meeting some Pharisees, I suppose." " Who evaded the law!" "Tax collectors cannot even enterthe synagogue." "And anyone who associates with them is as defiled as they are." " Yes, according to the Pharisees!" " But yes..." "That's their argument." "Peter, tell him again." "I've told him!" "What do you want from me?" "I said Matthew was my bloodsucking enemy." "I hate Matthew!" "But all" "Jesus would say was, "Well, why don't you join us as well."" "Andrew." "Andrew, I'm not like you." "I'm not a follower of priests and prophets." "I'm a fisherman." "I have my family to think of." "You followed the Baptist, now follow this one." " Peter!" " Just leave me alone!" "Why did you bring him here to me?" "This is my life." "My nets." "My boat." "Go on!" "Follow him!" "But leave me!" "Come on." "You can't talk to him when he's like this." "Come on, Phillip." "This is where I belong." "Master!" "It's a scandal for you to eat with these people!" "Don't you know who they are?" "We've lived our lives honorably." "Made sacrifices to keep the law." "They are thieves, whores." "Violent and godless people." "And now you sit and eat with such people, who spend their lives in orgies and perversions!" "I've not come to call the virtuous to repentance, but the sinners, and they might enterthe kingdom ofheaven before you..." "Listen, Master!" "If you go and eat with these people they will contaminate you." "The whole town will abandon you!" "James, the heart ofthe Lord is mercy." "He's here." "Quiet!" "Peace be with you." "Thank you, for coming to my house." "Rabbi, you are welcome." "Welcome Rabbi." " Move!" " No, no, no, don't move." "I prepared." "Why?" "This is my brotherJames." "He's in the same business I am." "I drink to you and all here." "Rabbi, we want to hear yourwords" "Please speak to us!" "No, no, no, no, no!" "Let's eat first!" "No!" "Let him decide." "No, no." "I'd like to tell you a story." "Sit down!" "Sit down!" "A certain man had two sons." "And one day the younger ofthese sons said to his father," "Give me my share of your estate now." "So his father divided his wealth between his two sons." "And a few days later, this younger son set off for a distant land, and there he squandered all the money he had on riotous living." "Now, not long afterthis, a great famine swept overthe land, and the boy began to starve." "He persuaded a farmerto hire him to feed his pigs, but he was so hungry that even the husks he fed the swine began to look good to him." "And still, nobody gave him anything." "Finally, the boy came to his senses." "At home, even my father's servants had enough food, and to spare." "And here I am starving to death." "I will go home, and ask my father to hire me as one ofhis servants."" "And so, he set off." "Now he was still some distance from his home when his father saw him coming," "and he was so filled with compassion, that he ran towards his son and embraced him and kissed him." "The boy said, "Father!" "I have sinned against Heaven and you." "I am not worthy to be called your son."" "But his father called forthe servants and said," "Bring me the finest robe in the house and put it on him." "Put rings on his hands and shoes on his feet!" "Kill the fattest calf, we must celebrate with a feast." "My son was dead and is alive again!" "Now, the older brother at this time was working in the fields, and as he came back to the house, he heard the noise of music and dancing." "He called for one ofthe servants and asked what was happening, and he was told." "At this, the older brother became very angry and he refused to go into the house." "The father came out, tried to plead with him, but he wouldn't listen." "I have worked for you all this time, all these years, and never once have I disobeyed you!" "And in all that time, you've never even gave me so much as a goat so that I could have a feast with my friends." "My younger brother comes back, having spent all your money on harlots and for him you kill the fattest calf!" "Please, said the father." "Please." "Try to understand." "You are always with me, everything I have is yours." "But it is right to celebrate." "Your brotherwas dead and is alive again." "He was lost, and is found."" "Forgive me master." "I am..." "I'm just a stupid man." "Free the man!" "He is innocent!" "He's a man of God!" "Free John the Prophet!" "Free the man!" "John!" "John?" "What is it you want from me?" "Is it just a matter of my violating the marriage vows?" "Is that it?" "Because I don't mind to repent that, John." "Hmm..." "Will that satisfy you?" "You think it makes me happy to see you rotting away in the dark in there with a howling gang outside the walls?" "Why don't you listen to reason?" "There's work for you here in this wretched kingdom." "Lfit's power you want, you can have power." "Powerto build, not to break." "My task has been to prepare the way forthe one who shall wearthe crown." "Who is this man?" "This prophet from Galili?" "Is he the one I ought to be talking to?" "Do not fearthe toppling of yourthrone." "Before kingdoms change, men must change." "Ah, you say that, yes, but I've been listening to those fools outside." "What leaders intend and what their followers are after are not one and the same thing." "That crowd of yours needs someone to control it." "John, ifl set you free," "what would you do with yourfreedom?" "I would follow the one whose way I have prepared, just like many others who already follow him." "But you will not set me free." "Herod!" "I was wrong." "Yes." "I was wrong." "The curse of God is upon us." "Release John." "Yes, send him away." "Send him away." "Send him to Egypt." "You're right." "What harm can he do us there, after all." "Yes, tomorrow." "Yes, tomorrow on your birthday." "What better present could you give yourselfto your people?" "A great gesture of clemency." "I see, I see!" "Oh, what a remarkable woman you are!" "How quickly your heart changes!" "Once he was free, and had gone to Egypt, he just might meet with a some unfortunate accident." "What imagination, by seeing how fast yourthoughts travel." "Imagination?" "You know I can always read your mind." "Don't forget I can read your mind too, my lord." "Herod." "What present shall you give on your birthday?" "What do you think I would like most?" "Salome?" "You see, I can read your mind." "Welcome to our shores!" "Come save us!" "He's here!" "Take her away." "Back to Capernaum." "Do no think that I have come to bring peace on earth." "I've come not to bring peace" "but a sword." "I have come to sow discord between a man and his father, between a daughter and her mother." "A man's enemies will be members ofhis own family." "You may say, "We have left our belongings to become yourfollowers."" "I tell you this, anyone who has left home, orfather, mother, wife, children, land forthe kingdom of God" "shall be rewarded a hundred times over on earth, and inherit the kingdom of God." "Whoeverwants to save his life will lose it, but if a man will lose his life for my sake and forthe gospel I bring you, he will save it." "For many that are first will be last," "and the last first." "So do not store up for yourselftreasure on earth, where it grows rusty and moth eaten and thieves break in to steal it." "Store yourtreasure in Heaven, forwhere yourtreasure is, there will your heart be also." "My name is Girus." "I am one ofthe elders ofthe synagogue here." "My little daughter is dying." "I beg you, come and lay your hands on her so she may be cured and live." "Take me to her." "You're daughter is dead." "Do not weep." "The child is not dead." "Only sleeping." "Who are you to come here with your jokes?" "We've seen that she's dead, you haven't!" "Please Thomas, please." "Rise, little girl." "Give her something to eat" "She's alive!" "She's alive!" "She's alive!" "Rabbi, I want to apologize." "I didn't know who you were." "I thought the child was dead." "Well, she was dead!" "I saw herwith my own eyes" "Can't you believe without seeing, Thomas?" "Sometimes I do." "Sometimes I think I know what I believe, but something happens... my mind gets blurred." "I don't know." "You doubt so much, you must want to be certain." "I do!" "Then follow me." "You mean, give up my work and..." "Yes." "Girus, will you give me your servant to be one of my disciples?" "With gladness, master." "I am happy for him." "Do you have doubts about following me, Thomas?" "No." "I don't believe I have." "Women." "I ask you, why would they listen?" "I told my wife I won't be away for long." "In any case, the fishing is hopeless why not go away." "I told her I said, I'll come back in spring." "Don't lie to her, and to yourself." "Lie?" "Yes." "You know very well." "You'll never go back." "I will." "No you won't." "Never." "You'll neverfish again." "You'll never get drunk again." "And you'll never go back to Capernaum again." "None of us." "We'll never be the same." "And neitherwill the lives of everyone in the whole world." "We know why, Simon." "We're the first to know." "The ruthless shall be no more!" "The arrogant shall speak to me!" "Rememberthe words ofthe scriptures!" "Vanity of vanities." "All is vanity!" "Woe unto them that seek to do evil!" "Woe unto them who call evil good, and good evil." "Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes!" "Have you not known?" "Have you not heard?" "Have you not been told from the beginning?" "Have you not understood from the foundations ofthe earth?" "Have you... and spread them... and make rules ofthe earth, and nothing!" "Music!" "Music!" "Huh... music!" "Woo him." "Woo him." "Remember." "Dance," "Salome." "Dance." "When I've danced, what will you give me?" "Whateverthou shall ask of me," "I shall give to thee, unto thy half of my kingdom." "My friends!" "The princess is going to dance." "Was that anything?" "Yes." "Anything." "I want death ofthe Baptist." "Oh... no!" "You promised." "Yes, you promised!" "You promised, yes!" "You swore, my Lord, before all your guests." "Shall it be said that the king Herod does not keep his promises?" "King Herod, you said anything." "Yes, you promised!" "Yes, you promised!" "A king will rule in righteousness, and princes will rule in justice and the eyes ofthose that will not see will not be closed, and they comes in the dark and they say, "Who sees us?" "Who knoweth us?"" "Oh woe unto them!" "Woe unto them!" "His head, sheared offlike a rabbit, and given as a present to a dancing girl." "Only by killing him could Herod hope to silence his voice, but I can still hear him." "We must avenge him." "Revenge, bad politics my friends." "Suppose we kill Herod, who will replace him?" "I'll tell you, another servant of Tiberius, a Roman procurate like Pontius Pilate." "So what should we do then?" "Submit?" "Or become soldiers of Rome like the Syrians and Greeks?" "No the Romans must know that they can never rule Galilee with ease." "Oh, I know but at present we strike in the dark, but the time will come when God shall send us our leader." "Then we shall make open war." "You mean a real war?" "The people oflsrael, alone, against the Roman empire?" "Brothers, this is Judas Iscariot." "You should here what he has to say about Jesus ofNazareth." "Jesus ofNazareth?" "Do you know him?" "Oh, I've heard him preach, many times and I have seen the kind of power he has." "Is he the man to place our hopes on?" "Why do you ask me this question?" "John answered it." "Rememberwhat the Baptist said?" "I bearwitness that this is the man." "Tell all my friends and disciples to follow him." "And proclaim in His name the kingdom ofheaven." "We know that, we know that." "But could he be the one priest and king who will lead our people Israel?" "Could he be the messiah promised by our Lord?" "I believe that if one day the people oflsrael do find a messiah." "Oh yes, it will be him." "But, no..." "I beg of you, let him fulfill his mission." "That is my advice." "I intend to follow him, and I hope, ifhe will accept me, to become a disciple." "Very well, Judas." "Will you keep in touch with us?" "If you wish..." "Peace be on you, John." "Though your blood cries out for revenge, may your soul find rest in the glory ofthe righteous." "May peace be with you John." "Rest in peace, John." "Rest in peace, John." "May your soul find peace." "We shall not forget you, John." "Peace be on you, John" "You stupid idiots!" "Go on, get away!" "Mind your mother's business crazy and your sister's!" "Get out ofhere!" "Get out!" " Get away!" "Get out ofhere." " Can't I come in for a minute?" "Can I come in for a minute, too?" "Come." "You pigs!" "Don't you come near me anymore!" "I'll kill you!" "What is it?" "What's going on?" "Ask those pigs overthere, those big, brave sons of yours." "And go on!" "There's no peace in this neighborhood since you came here." "Noise and filth." "The curse of God is on you." "Don't worry, Mary." "They're only boys' games." "Ah, boys!" "They would only burn my house down." "The father!" "They're all against me." "Not all, Mary." "There's a friend of yours in town today." " I have no friends" " Oh yes, you have!" "Jesus, the prophet!" "Friend of our God, forgiver of sins, hmmm?" "Hey, according to him, the sins ofthe flesh are nothing compared to the sins ofthe soul." "Man will always forgive a man, but a woman's sin, that's another story." "For most people, but not for him." "I've never seen anybody like him." "Have you seen him often?" "If you go around on business like me, you can't help seeing him." "Turn a corner, cross a square, go into camp, there he is!" "Go on." "He might be here another year." "I'm sure you'll come across him." "Oh, I sleep during the daytime, don't I?" "Sorry, I forgot." "Well, a big crowd is following him everywhere." "Sometimes so big he has to sleep in the field." "He thinks nothing of eating and sleeping with thieves and whores." "Any scum ofthe earth is good enough for him, eh?" "One ofhis disciples, as they call themselves, was a, was a tax collector, devious one." "But this Jesus, well, he says it's not the righteous that need him, it's the sinners." "So you see, you have got a friend." "I'll be over next week." "Look!" "There's Joseph of Arimathea." "One ofthe leading Pharisees in Jerusalem." "Which of you, for all his worrying, can add one day to his life, one inch to his stature." "So don't concern yourself so much with the means oflife, what you shall eat or drink, orwith your bodies and how they should be clothed." "Life is more than clothing." "Considerthe birds ofthe air, they did not sow or reap or gather into bonds but our Heavenly Fatherfeeds them," "who all the more feed you, a you not worth more than they." "Considerthe lilies ofthe field, they do not spin, they do not weave," "but not even Solomon, in all his glory, was so lead as one ofthese." "Now if God so clothed the grass and the field which is here today and tomorrow thrown into the fire, will he not all the more clothe you who have so little faith?" "Therefore do not ask, "What shall we eat?" "What shall we drink?" "How shall we dress ourselves?"" "It is only the faithless who set their hearts on these things." "You must first seek the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and everything will be added freely unto to you." "So do not be anxious about tomorrow." "Tomorrow will be anxious for itself." "Let the day's own trouble be sufficient forthe day." "Extraordinary." "But isn't that taking it too far?" "Well, surely our religion isn't opposed to honest hard work." "Imagine, what he's said has been said by the prophets, but not like this." "I agree with you." "But we can't be sure until we meet with him face to face." "Why not invite him to eat with us?" " Would he come?" " I'm sure he would." "Such a man must be willing to discuss his ideas with people who are open-minded." "Good master!" "Please, tell me, master, what must I do to have eternal life?" "Go and Sell all you have and give it to the poor, and you shall have treasure in Heaven." "Then, come and follow me." "Sell Everything?" "Everything I own?" "Everything my father slaved for?" "Everything." "You cannot have two masters, God and money." "You see, it is easierfor a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enterthe Kingdom of God." "Master." "May I speak with you." "What is your name, my son?" "My name is Judas Iscariot." "People call me a scholar." "They say I find things useful." "I read and write..." "Hebrew, Greek, Latin." "I..." "I translate documents." "Well, this has become a country of many tongues." "Now I have never beaten copper, nor carved wood nor caught fish as your men have, but" "I know your men." "My fatherwas a prosperous builderwho said, "My son must never have calluses on his hands, nor brick dust in his hair." "My money must make my son into a scholar."" "Well, behold, a scholarwho wishes to serve you." "But do you need a man like me?" "Atree is known by it's fruit." "Come, stay with us." "I can see!" "I can see!" "I can see!" "Jesus ofNazareth, He cured a blind man!" " Who?" " Jesus ofNazareth" "Master." "We should send these people, we have nothing to give them to eat." "They should go to the villages where they can find food." "There's no need to send them away." "You give them something to eat." "How?" "There are thousands ofthem." "We cannot feed them." "Is there any food left?" "This is all we have." "Five barley loaves and two fish." "Put the loaves and the fish in the baskets." "And give them to the people." "Well, go on." "Why are you waiting?" "Do as he says." "I'm sorry!" "There's only one." "That's all we have!" " But we're starving!" " What do you mean there's only one?" "There's plenty!" "A miracle!" "A miracle!" "Jesus is our salvation!" "Amos!" "God works through Jesus ofNazareth, doesn't he?" "Through him we can cast off our chains!" "We must revenge the murder ofJohn the Baptist, and we must kill King Herod." "Then what are we waiting for?" "Listen it's been said over and over and over again our kingdom is at hand." "Now a kingdom needs a king doesn't it?" "So now is the time forthe people and tribes oflsrael to follow Jesus ofNazareth." "With him to lead us, we can gather an army!" "March on Jerusalem!" "And at Passover, protect the Kingdom ofHeaven on Earth!" "Quiet!" "Quiet all of you!" "Now is the time for clearthinking, not for indulgences and your absurd fantasies!" "You!" "You want to kill Herod and you, you want to march on Jerusalem!" "They could have your skulls crushed for saying it!" "And one day, they will." "Amos," "Amos." "We live in obscure times, and you all know that we suffertogether." "Well I would rather die than see Jesus manipulated by men like you." "His words speak louderthan any of yourfake eloquence." "And what ofhis enemies." "What will defeat his enemies, what will disarm them?" "You madness, or his mission?" "Judas, you have to take us to meet him, we have to talk to him." "So the Baptist was right." "Men must change before kingdoms can." "Don't stand in ourway, Judas." "That is my advice." "Brothers." "Judas won't stop us I like some ofhis ideas." "Herod must die, that is certain." "He must pay in the blood forthe Baptist, but I agree with Judas." "Jesus ofNazareth must be kept out ofthe picture forthe time being." "It would be safer not to speak ofhim now." "We shall wait forthe Passover in Jerusalem." "That's when you bring him to us, Judas." "We have our brothers in the temple guards." "They shall arrest the Sanhedrin and force them to declare Jesus, King ofthe Jews." "Are we all agreed?" "Yes." "Yes." "Yes." "Yes." "Yes." "No, Amos, I don't agree." "I have listened to all of you, and not one of you have understood what Jesus ofNazareth means." "What does his presence on earth mean?" "Brothers." "I am one who like you believe that the people oflsrael would rise up in the name ofthe messiah and break their chains, but I am sure now that Jesus of Nazareth means far more than this." "Through him Israel will be reborn, not by force, but by change within." "Simon, Simon, you can't give up the cause." "We've believed in it all our lives." "Simon, choose." "I choose to pray for you." "And to follow Jesus ofNazareth, ifhe will accept me." "Oh, he will accept you." "John the Baptist gave neither eating bread nor drinking wine and you said he was possessed by devils." "Here I am drinking and eating freely with you no doubt you'll say I'm a glutton and a drinker, friend ofthe tax collectors and the sinners" "Rabbi you do us an injustice we respect your achievements, and we understand their importancebut to what extant are you prepared to accept our laws?" "We hearthat you heal the sick on the Sabbath." "Do you want our people not to rest on the Sabbath?" "If one of you had a sheep that had fell into a pit on the Sabbath, would you go and get it out?" "God made Sabbath forthe man, not man forthe Sabbath." "Oh, we understand that we understand what you're trying to say, but is it not confusing to other people?" "We live by the law." "If we accept the law to be ruled by exceptions, then we are lost." "Today, ifit hadn't been forthe severity that we learned from Moses, we would not have our laws, we would not even have, we would not even be a people any longer." "But it is the, the excessive tolerance, the lack of rigidity in yourteaching thathas made us feel that this is a real danger." "The law gives me security, it's a guide to my whole way oflife, a measure for judging this man is right and this man is wrong." "Then you should not judge" "But you, as a son oflsrael, know we have been chosen by God from all mankind to be the holy nation." "And forthis He gave us our law, the Torah, which is the law oflife, and we have to separate ourselves from the sinners and be pure and just." "But who is just in the eyes ofthe Lord?" "What is the heart ofthe law?" "Here, O Israel, thou shalt love the Lord, thy God, with all thy heart, with all thy soul, with all thy strength." "This is the greatest commandment." "You study well." "You are not farfrom the kingdom of God, Joseph of Arimathea, but there is another commandment no less great, you must love your neighbor as yourself." "But who is my neighbor?" "No!" "No!" "Stop her!" "You can't come in!" "This is no place forthe likes of you!" "What's the matter?" "Isn't she that woman?" "The whore!" "Yes, yes that's her!" "What is she doing?" "She is defiling him!" "This is no place for you woman!" "Come, leave quickly." " Simon, sit down!" " But Rabbi, you know what kind of a woman this is!" "Simon, please!" "Simon, when I came into your house, you didn't pourwater over my feet, or kiss me in greeting, or anoint my head with oil." "She has washed my feet with hertears," "and dried them with her hair, and anointed them." "Daughter, your sins, and I know they are many, are forgiven you because ofthe greatness of your love." "Only god can forgive the sins of men!" "Yourfaith has saved you." "Go." "And sin no more." "Daughter." "Take this ointment and keep it for my burial." "Go in peace." "Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, cast out peasants." "Take nothing with you except a staff, no pack no food no money." "Whenever you come to a town or a village find who is worthy ofit, and stay with him." "If at any place they will not take you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet as you leave." "Sodom and Gomorrah, on the Day of Judgment, can fare betterthan that place." "I am sending you out as sheep among the wolves." "Be as wise as serpents" "and as harmless as doves." "Don't be anxious about what you are to say, or how you are to speak." "It's not you who speak, but the spirit of yourfather speaking from you." "Freely you have received, now freely give." "Go." "Blessed are you among women." "You are His mother." "Anyone who believes our Father in Heaven is His brother, His sister, His mother." "Take this." "The king is coming." "Here comes Herod." "Keep following me." "Come on, come on!" "Kill the tyrant!" "Herod!" "Pay with your blood forthe Baptist!" "Murderer!" "Murderer!" "Your blood forthe Baptist!" "Murderer!" "Make room for His Majesty!" "Make room!" "Lead him this way!" "He's been attacked by those damn zealots!" "Lead him this way!" "Lay him down here, Lay him down." "Gently!" "Gently!" "Oh!" "Oh!" "I could have been killed." "I could have been killed." "The guards were simply not there!" "They were too slow!" "Do you know why this happened?" "Because two disciples ofJesus of Nazareth were preaching in the town!" "Your majesty, Jesus himselfhas no interest in the zealots." "He..." "He may not, but the zealots still make use ofhim!" "They made use ofJohn the Baptist, too, and he is more dangerous now then when he was alive." "Watch yourtongue!" "Don't stand there, gaping like idiots!" "Out!" "Out!" "Out!" "Out!" "Out!" "Have no mercy on those zealots." "Kill them all!" "Come on you zealot scum!" "You sold your soul to Herod!" "Herod!" "God's curse on you!" "You butcher us, Herod, and after our blood, thousands will rise to take our place!" "In the name ofthe king, kill them!" "And this is how they'll all end up!" "All who plot against the king!" "Poor Amos!" "To die like that!" "How good and strong he was, really." "Don't grieve, Simon." "You warned them what would happen, remember?" "They were my brothers, Judas." "I lived with them since I was a boy." "Ah, I know they were mad, I know, but they were honest." " They thought they could force God's hand." " Exactly." "Now Jesus will go to Jerusalem, and will deal with the Sanhedrin on his terms," "and there will be no need for bloodbath." "Come!" "Come, let us find a master." "Come!" "And she called to me Rabbi..." "Rabbi!" "I didn't know how to greet China!" "And then suddenly I found myself speaking!" "The same power of Peterwas here!" "Master, there is great excitement everywhere about you!" "Who do the people in Galilee say that I am?" "Some say John the Baptist." "They will not believe that he's dead." "They know he is dead!" "Many indeed." "But they say you're John the Baptist alive again" "I've heard one say you're Elijah, back from the grave." "Or some say Jeremiah, or Ezekial." "And who do you say that I am?" "I say you are the messiah." "The son ofthe living God." "In saying that, Simon by Jonah, you show yourselfto be blessed among men." "Flesh and blood have not revealed this truth, it has come from my Father in Heaven." "And so now I will call you Peter, the Rock." "And upon this rock I will build what I must call my church." "The gates ofhell will not prevail against it." "To you I give the keys ofthe kingdom ofheaven." "And to you all I say this," "Peter has spoken the truth." "And now you know it." "But you must not reveal it to any man." "The time has not yet come." "But anothertime is coming." "The time for me to go to Jerusalem." "Oh yes, master!" "You must go to Jerusalem." "The whole city awaits you!" "The elders oflsrael must know and recognize you." "No, Judas." "In Jerusalem the son ofMan will be rejected by the elders and the chief priests ofthe temple." "He will be condemned." "He will be handed overto the unbelievers, who will scourge him, mock him, put him to death." "Then afterthree days, he will rise again." "Blessed are the poor in spirit, fortheirs is the kingdom ofheaven." "Blessed are those who mourn, forthey shall be comforted." "Blessed are the meek, forthey shall inherit the earth." "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst forwhat is right, forthey shall be filled." "Blessed are the merciful, forthey shall obtain mercy." "Blessed are the pure in heart, forthey shall see God." "Blessed are the peacemakers, forthey shall be called sons of God." "Blessed are those you are persecuted in the cause of right, fortheirs is in the kingdom ofheaven" "Blessed are you when people abuse you and persecute you..." "Rejoice and be glad for your reward will be great in heaven" "as it was forthe prophets persecuted before you." "In your prayers, remember, your Father knows what your needs are before you ask him." "This is how you should pray," "Our Fatherwho art in heaven." "Hallowed be thy name." "Thy kingdom come." "Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven." "Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our debts," "as we and forgive us our" "and lead us not into temptation," "but deliver us from evil." "Master." "Master, you said you were going to Jerusalem," "and in Jerusalem they would kill you." "Lfthat's true, then it's our duty to keep you from going." "You must not allow it to happen." "Peter." "You're thinking as men think, not as God thinks." "The devil is speaking through you." "Get him out of Satan." "Mercy on this holy soil!" "Jerusalem!" "Come!" "Give me your hand, Alazar!" "You go ahead, I'll meet you at the gate!" "One more halt, and we'll be nearly there." "Jerusalem will be swarming with pilgrims getting ready forthe Passover." "Will he go straight to the city?" "He said that he would be put to death there." "And that he would rise again." "Master, master!" "Martha and Mary, the sisters of yourfriend in Bethany have sent me here to find you." "Lazarus is very ill, near death." "Go." "Tell them I'll be there" " Master, master!" "He's coming" " Master!" "Martha's coming" "He's arriving!" "My Lord." "Lord." "If you had been with us, my brotherwould not have died." "But I know that even now, whatever you ask of God, God will give it to you, because I believe you are the Christ, the son of God." "He who has come into the world to give us eternal life" "Where do you live?" "Come and see." "Lord." "Lord." "I prayed and prayed for you to arrive." "You could have kept Lazarus from dying." "Take away the stone" "But he's been dead four days master." "His body must already be decaying!" "Take away the stone." "Give me a hand!" "Father, thank you for hearing my prayer." "Now those who stand round me may believe that I am resurrection and the life." "And those who believe in me shall never die." "I went down into the countries underneath the earth, to the people's ofthe past," "but you lifted my life from the pit, Lord, my God." "Lazarus!" "Come forth!" "He that believes in me, but he were dead, yet shall he live." "Too much, too much!" "Keep it!" "Ah!" "He always complains!" "Give your sheep." "Give your sheep." "Thank you!" "Lord our god, the Lord is one." "It is that thou art the Lord, our God, the God of ourfathers." "Save your life Father, I'll save you" "Here are the documents you wished to see, master Zerah." "Thank you." "And I am extremely flattered that you wished to see me, but why may I ask?" "Master Zerah, with respect, there are many people in Israel who feel that your influence in the Sanhedrin offers great hope forthe future, and I can think of no better introduction to the high priest, Lord Caiaphus." "Well, since you know so much about me, then you won't be surprised that we know about your rabbi from Nazareth." "Miracles." "Raising the dead extraordinary." "No, I wish that my duties give me time to see yourJesus myself." "I wish you had, then you would need no persuading that he is the only man that can bring peace to Israel." " What?" " Well, the zealots know it and so" "So, you might be surprised to learn, do yourtemple guards." "Romans, they're faithfully practical, they would welcome any body who can bring peace, and ifit was a peace that cost him nothing, so much the better." "The Sanhedrin should proclaim Jesus king ofJudea, and tell the Romans" "What? "Look Caesar, we have a new ruler, one from the royal house of David." "One in whom we have every confidence, who preaches peace, tolerance and love even to you Romans, therefore you can calmly withdraw yourtroops." "We no longer need them"?" "You actually put it very well." "I would have to put it very well indeed forthe Romans to take away theirtroops and their procurates, not to mention theirtax collectors." "I was told of yourwit, and this is hardly the time for it." "Alright." "You and I should not quarrel." "What do you want me to do?" "Let Jesus ofNazareth prove himself before the Sanhedrin." "I think I can promise you that he shall have that opportunity." "Rabbi, Many days see to you." "Please, Jesus save me." "Welcome to our city!" "Hail Jesus!" "He raised Lazarus from the dead!" " Who is this Jesus ofNazareth?" " He's a prophet, a great prophet." "A prophet, on a donkey?" "I saw you with Jerusalem's daughters." "Behold thy king!" "Son of David!" "Master, you are the hope oflsrael." "You are our prophet and our savior!" "Jesus has come to save us!" "Hosanna!" "Hosanna!" "Hosanna!" "Hosanna!" "Hosanna!" "You cannot buy anything in our temples with Roman money, you must change it for our sheckles, you know that!" " But it's cheap!" " Well if you don't like it- ...You are turning the house of our lord into a market place!" "It's a shame!" "That much?" "Don't tell." "It's some rate that all the other saucer, dearfriend." "It's come true ten" "Take two instead of one they are all greatfull." "Who fight with lambs." "Who fight with lambs." "Jerusalem, the faithful city." "She that was full ofjustice, has become a harlot!" "Stop him!" "Have you gone mad?" "Have you not heard?" "What are your multitude of sacrifices to me, says the Lord?" "Bring forth no more vain offerings!"" "Look at my money!" "Thieves!" "This is a house of prayer, and you have turned it into a den ofthieves!" "Stop!" "Rabbi, my name is Zerah." "I'm a scribe ofthis holy place." "And I, like my brethren, have followed your mission with great interest." "We have heard good things about you, and are glad, but what you have done today shocks and surprises us." "Do you wish to destroy this sacred temple?" "Atemple is not merely of stone." "It is a house of God." "It cannot be destroyed as long as God lives here." "Destroy this temple, and in three days, I will make it rise again." "It took centuries to build this temple, and you think you can build it in three days?" "You said it," "but you have not understood." "Rabbi, I understand betterthan you think." "Master That scribe had every intention of greeting you in a friendly manner." "He wanted to understand your mission." "Was it wise to discourage him?" "He has one ofthe most open minds in the Sanhedrin." "Open your heart, Judas Not your mind." "Open your eyes and your heart." "Master Zerah!" "Master Zerah!" "Ah, My dearJudas!" "You're quite right." "Your master has very little political sense." "But he is an extraordinary man and we shall continue to watch is mission with great interest." "Your son will be teaching in the temple." "Shall I take you to him?" "No I'll wait." "I'll see him when it is time" "Blessed are the eyes that see what you see for I tell you Many kings and prophets have desired to see what you see and have not seen it" "to hearwhat you hear and have not heard it." "I thank you, Father for hiding these things from the learned and the wise" "and revealing them to the innocent and the sinful for he who would be great among you must be your servant" "he who would be the first must be your slave just as the son of man came not to be served" "but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many." "Come to me All who labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest." "Come O blessed of my Father and inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation ofthe world." "I was hungry and you gave me food." "I was thirsty and you gave me drink." "I was a stranger, and you welcomed me." "I was naked, and you clothed me." "I was a prisoner and you visited me." "I was sick and you came to me." "You will ask, "When did we do this for you?"" "Whoever does this to the least of my brethren he does it to me." "He's there." "Master I am Barrabas, a zealot." "Before he was murdered, Amos sent word to us, "Trust you."" "My brothers are ready." "Some ofthem are temple guards." "Our day of revenge against the Romans has come." "Everyday their grip becomes tighter." "Our people have become used to oppression." "With you to lead them, and with our swords behind you, they will rise up, we can teach them to fight." "Some ofthe priests of Sagisis have said "Obey the laws of Caesar." "They do not speak for the Jewish people." "Tell us what to do, whatever you say we will follow you." "Then love your enemies and forgive those who use and persecute you." "The day of forgiveness is at hand." "Forgive Herod?" "Forgive the Romans?" "Forgive them all." "But the, the Romans have butchered hundreds ofinnocent people, young people, old people, lives ended without mercy, without trial." "Surely you can't mean to forgive that, master?" "We should fight the sword with the sword." "All who take out the sword shall perish by the sword!" "But we must end the weeping in Israel!" "Barrabas Your zeal blinds you to the truth." "The new Jerusalem will not build up by murder and uprising." "If we still have god we'll fill the land as waterfills the sea." "The lion will lie down to the lamb." "There will be no more killing or destroying and the voice of weeping shall be heard no more." "While we wait forthat day to come, our people live in mourning and lamentation." "Barrabas, you wish to follow me." "I have come to take on my shoulders the sins ofthe world." "You who'd follow me must be willing to do the same." "Oh no." "Barrabas!" "Father, Blessed my child." "The son of David." "You must not let the children use those words." "You know it is blasphemy!" "And you are responsible for it!" "Have you never read the psalms?" "Out ofthe mouths ofbabes and sucklings, thou has perfected praise." "By what authority do you do these things?" "Before I answer I will ask you a question." "From where did John the Baptist receive authority to baptize?" "From heaven orfrom men?" "We don't know we can't tell." "Very well, you tell me nothing norwill I tell you by what authority I do these things." "And I will tell you a story." "Come." "There once was a man, and he had two sons." "And to the first son one day he said, "Go and work in the vineyard."" "And the son said, "No" but afterwards he thought better ofit, and he went." "Now the man said he was offto say the same thing to his second son, who said, "Certainly"" "but he didn't go." "Now, which ofthe two boys did his fathers will?" "First Second" "Yes, the first." "And what is the meaning of this story?" "That there are those who think they are righteous because they say yes to God, but they do not do his will." "John the Baptist came to you in righteousness, but you didn't believe him, even when you saw that there were sinners who believed and repented." "They will get into the kingdom of heaven before you do." "Love your enemies!" "Bless those who cure you." "Do good to those who hate you." "Pray forthose who persecute you." "If you love only those who love you, why should you pay them any credit?" "Even the tax collectors do as much." "If anyone strikes you on the right cheek, offthe other also," "and if anyone takes away your coat, give them your cloak as well." "Give to everyone who asks from you." "And if anyone takes away your goods, do not ask forthem back." "Do not do to others anything you would not have them do to you." "Pass no judgment and you will not be judged." "Condemn not, and you will not be condemned." "Forgive, and you will be forgiven." "Be perfect just as our Father in heaven is perfect." "Ask forthis gift and it shall be given you." "Seek and you shall find." "Knock and the door shall be opened." "What father refuses his child?" "If you who are imperfect know what to give to your children." "How much more will your Father in heaven give to those who ask him?" "What happened?" "Wicked adulteress!" "She's a sinner!" "And a whore!" "She's sinned against her husband!" "Stone her!" "She must be judgement" "She's a sinner!" "An adulteress!" "She's gonna be punished according to the law!" "Take herto the master." "Shame on you!" "Shame!" "Stone her!" "Stone her!" "Masterwhat shall we do?" "This woman has been caught in the act of adultery." "She should be punished according to the law." "What do you say?" "Answer master." "We want to know your opinion." "Yes, tell us." "Is it right to kill her?" "He who among you who is without sin." "Let him cast the first stone." "Come on." "Where are your accusers?" "Is there anyone here who's condemned you?" "No, no one." "Then neither do I condemn you." "Go, and sin no more." "Isn't that the Centurion?" "So the wedding hall was full of people." "I'm sorry ifl disturb you, Rabbi" "But I would like to ask you a great favor." "I have servant in my house." "I've had him a long while, and he's good." "Love him more like a son than a servant." "He's very sick, dying I fear." "Rabbi, in all humility..." "You would like me to come to your house." "Very well, I will come with you." "No." "I am unworthy that you should enter unto my roof." "I know that if you say the word, my servant will be healed." "I am a man under authority, but I myselfhave authority over a hundred soldiers and ifl say to one ofthem," "do this, I know that he will do it and ifl say to another go there I know that he will go." "I need not see, I know." "So it is enough that you give the word, and it will be done." "Do you hearthis man." "I have seldom found such faith among the people oflsrael." "Go home, yourfaith has cured your servant." "So he's a friend ofthe Romans." "You orders are changed." "But we know that we are the children's people." "How can the pagan be worthierthan a son oflsrael?" "Everybody, everybody is welcomed at my father's table." "Rich, poor, masters, servants, children of Abraham and of pagans." "Theseus!" "Theseus!" "The Romans are right!" "Marcus is well, your servant is cured!" " What?" " Come on" "Come on!" "Come and see for yourself." "I can't believe my eyes!" "He's cured!" "Come on!" "Come to your house!" "Intervene?" "No" "At least not forthe moment." "I must confess that I am fascinated by this man's powerwith the people." "We must find out where this power comes from." "You must admit that he is capable of extraordinary things." "They say he raised one of his friends from the tomb." " That's trickery they've all come into Jerusalem." " Yes, but you must admit..." "Please brothers be advised, we must not act impetuously." "Eliphaz" "Ask the captain ofthe temple guard to report to the high priest Caiaphus." "Immediately." "Alms!" "Give to the poor blind men." "May he, may the Lord, give you happiness." "God give you good health." "Give to the blind!" "I was born blind for my parents sins." "When you give you shall receive." "May the Lord give you happiness." "Help!" "I was born blind." "Please!" "Helf forthe poor blind man, please" "Master!" "Master!" "Here he is!" "Here he is!" "Over here!" "The master is here!" "Stop it!" "Leave me alone!" "He does too well as a blind figure!" "He knows ifhe could see, no one would give him anything." "Leave me alone!" "Don't touch me!" "Don't touch me, I say!" "Master, that man was born blind." "Lfhe has accepted that's the way it is, then why change it?" "He lives in darkness." "And as long as I am in the world," "I am the light ofthe world." "No!" "Don't!" "Leave my eyes alone!" "I don't want you to touch them!" "No, don't touch my eyes!" "You are hurting me!" "They're burning!" "What have you done to them?" "What have you put on them?" "Go and wash his eyes." "Come on, Let's take him." "Come on." "Make way!" "Make way!" "Come with us and see!" "The master has cured the blind man!" "Can he see?" "We're not through yet!" "Give him a bath!" "He hasn't touched water all his life!" "Give them a good wash!" "I can see!" "I am not blind anymore!" "I can see you!" "And you!" "I can see!" "Brothers!" "Brothers!" "I am not blind anymore." "I can see everything!" "Now I know what it means to see!" "It's a miracle!" "I can see the world!" "My eyes can see!" "Brothers!" "I can see all of you!" "All of you!" "What do you think ofthat?" "Make way, make way there!" "The high priest is coming." "Get back!" "What have you got to say?" "What have you got to say about the man who healed you?" "He's a prophet, there's no doubt." "What are you saying?" "You got your sight back from god, not from that man." "He's a sinner!" "I don't' know." "I don't know what he's a sinner or not." "I only know one thing." "I was blind, I was blind before, and now I can see." "It's a miracle!" "I must go to this man and thank him forwhat he has done for me." "Where is he?" "Where is he?" "Where is he?" "Master" "I can see." "I can see." "Do you believe in the son of man?" "Who is he master, that I may believe in him." "You're seeing him." "It is he that is speaking to you." "I believe." "Lord." "Make way, make way there!" "Make way, the priest is coming!" "Out ofthe way!" "Habbukuk is here!" "This lying cheat was never blind." "We at the temple know that he was only pretending to be blind to earn his living!" "He's right, he's a liar." "I've know him a long time, he's never been blind!" "And what's your story?" "That you can give sight to the blind?" "I came into this world to give sight to those who cannot see." "And to take away sight from those who can." "What do you mean by that?" "That we who are righteous are blind?" "If you were blind, you would be without sin, but since you say "We see", your sin remains." "This man works forthe devil!" "Cheat!" "Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites all!" "When you shut offthe kingdom of heaven against men, you do not join yourselves, nor do you let others enter." "Blind guides." "You are stray and inept, and swallow camel." "You bow before the letter ofthe law, and violate the heart ofthe law justice!" "Mercy!" "Good faith." "You are like white washed tombs, all fair and clean without, but within full of death and bones and all corruption." "You see these stones, do you not?" "I tell you there will not be left here one stone upon anotherthat will not be throne down." "Yours is a house of damnation, the home ofthe ligard and spider." "Serpents through their vipers." "How can any of you escape damnation?" "You shall not see me here again, not until you learn to cry," ""Blessed is he who comes in the name ofthe Lord, for I and my Father are one and the same."" "He is a blasphemer!" "This is the man!" "You don't speak for the people oflsrael!" "Listen to the teachings of our God!" "He should be stoned to death!" "He's a blasphemer!" "Wonderwhat going on?" "I don't like it, I'll take a look." " Look after, stand, will you?" " All right" "Caspar!" "(Whispering)" "A righteous man." "A righteous man." "Kill the Romans!" "Come on!" "He's not the messiah!" "He's a false prophet." "He a friend ofthe Romans!" "Stone him!" "Stone him!" "Stone him!" "Traitor!" "Traitorto Israel!" "Traitor!" "Traitor!" "Traitor!" "He speaks the truth!" "Stone him to death!" "Stone him to death!" "Peter!" "If you please, I've come to offer my help." "Master Nicodemus." "Yes, I must advise you." "You are in danger." "Please persuade your masterto keep away from public places." "God must have sent you, master Nicodemus." "You speak to him." "Of all people, he will listen to you." "Come." "Master!" "Rabbi." "There is to be a meeting at the Sanhedrin." "You have many enemies there, but also friends who know that you are a teacher come from God, for no man that shows the signs or has the words that you impart, unless God giveth them." "And yet, my heart is troubled, and my mind confused." "You must help me to see the truth." "Accept the man to be born again, Nicodemus." "He cannot see the kingdom of God." "Born again?" "Can a man enter his mother's womb the second time?" "That which is born ofthe flesh is flesh." "That which is born of the spirit is spirit." "Do not marvel that I said to you, "You must be born again."" "The wind blows where it will, and you hearthe sound ofit, but you don't know whence it comes orwhether it goes." "And so it is with everyone who is born with the spirit." "God so loved the world that he sent his own son, that whosoever believed in him should not perish, but have eternal life." "God sent his son to the world not to condemn it, but that the world should be saved through him." "He came to Jerusalem." "The crowd went wild for his arrival and we did nothing!" "He then scolded the merchants, so they sent us beasts for sacrifice from the courtyard to the temple and we did not intervene!" "How many times have we protested that the disgrace ofbuy traders being allowed in the precincts ofthe temple?" "But then we allowed him to preach in the holy temple itself, and at no time, no time did he recognize your authority, Caiaphus, nor made sufficient to the elders oflsrael." "We must denounce him in the name ofthe people oflsrael!" "I'm not sure." "I'm not sure that we have that right." "Can we honestly say that we represent the true thoughts and aspirations ofthe people oflsrael?" "What are you saying?" "I've often wondered if we, as elders are too cut off from them and their real problems." "How can we guide them if we do not know what's in their hearts?" "But without our guidance they would be lost!" "People, people will run after any new thing." "They have taken up with this man, with his hijinx and his exaggerated promises." "I have seen him, I have seen him preach." "His words reach into men's hearts, not like ours." "It's not through the old rituals, the old formulas, but a new vision which seems to answer all their hopes." "A message of comfort, of goodness, of purity, ofthe virtues ofhumility." "We've heard it all before, from the John the Baptist and hundreds of others." "And why not?" "That is the richness of our religion, that it's always being kept alive by new ideas." "Oh that kind ofthinking encourages false prophets!" "What an incredible people we are, thirsty for knowledge, but hypocrites afraid of change." "We say that we want new ideas so our religion to speak to each generation, and yet when a prophet appears burning with faith and fiery revelations, we stifle him!" "Shall we go down through history as the people who destroys its prophets?" "Oh no, no, please." "No." "Brothers." "Please" "This is scarcely the time for philosophical discussions." "They are more urgent problems to be considered." "Yes, how's those who follow to hate him as the Messiah?" "He's a blasphemer!" "He's an imposter!" "With respect to those more learned than I, there is one possibility that it seems no one here is ready to consider..." "What is it?" "The possibility that Jesus ofNazareth may be in fact be the messiah awaited by our people." "A carpenterfrom Galilee?" "$ $ suddenly, he never misses a chance to identify himself with them." "Exactly!" "I only know that like our brother Joseph, I've heard him preach." "I was moved lifted out of my soul, and seemed to see all things in a new and blinding light." "I was aware of wonders, signs that God may be with him, and through him, with us." "Do you realize what you are saying, Master Nicodemus?" "Let him speak!" "Listen to him!" "Let him speak!" "Don't shut him down!" "The coming ofthe messiah is the heart of ourfaith." "Why should he not come now?" "Why do we dream our liberatorwill be revealed in glory, a new Solomon, a new David?" "Is God not allowed to choose who he wishes?" "Even the son of a poor carpenter from Nazareth?" "David began life as a shepherd." "Who are we to decide the way in which God should choose to help his people?" "We are- grains of sand, chalk blown in the wind." "May the Lord open our eyes to his wisdom." "Master Nicodemus, I have always respected you." "How am I to understand your defense ofthis man, whose missions seems to be to divide our people?" "Even this noble assembly has been torn asunder by him." "This Jesus ofNazareth must be an extraordinary man." "But is there not one among you who understands the the real significance ofthis matter." "It is not the Galilean's words that are important." "The so called miracles, even the fact the frenzied crowds hail him as the messiah, it's not important." "The central core ofthis case is that this man dares to proclaim..." "I can hardly make myself say it." "This man dares to proclaim himself the, the son of God." "Master Nicodemus In your great faith and wisdom" "And you Joseph, most honest of men." "Can you tell us that in your heart ofhearts you believe he is the son of God?" "That he is equal to God." "Lfhe is not the son of God, then who is this Jesus ofNazareth?" "Is he a prophet?" "Only a false prophet can assume the power of God and say," ""You persistent sinner, you are forgiven." Only God can forgive sins." "All through our history, false prophets have been the plague oflsrael." "This man, while claiming to uphold the law, perverts our most fundamental beliefs." "The Romans will not wait for us to find the answer." "Our losses, the prophets who claims to say in the name of God things which God has not commanded, that prophet must die." "Lfthis man Jesus is a false prophet and a blasphemer, is it not betterfor one man to die, than a for a whole nation to perish?" "However, under Roman occupation, Caiaphus, the people oflsrael may put a goat to death, but not a man." "Thank you, Zerah for reminding us of our realities." "Then he must be charged and found guilty by the Romans." "But Caiaphus, we have not found him guilty yet!" "Surely our law does not condemn a man before first giving him hearing before the elders oflsrael?" "No matter how serious his offense, we cannot simply hand over one of our brothers to the Romans." "Caiaphus, afterthe Passover let me persuade Jesus to come to us and explain to us what is in his heart and his mind when he says he is the son of God." "Brethren I agree." "We will questions him fully and give this Jesus ofNazareth every opportunity to, to defend himself." "No!" "Caiaphus to delay would be too dangerous." "We all know what steps Pilate would take against our people ifthe unrest continues." "Zerah, he must beaken tonight." "It could cause even more trouble among the crowds if ourtemple guards go searching for him." "It could be a long search, all overthe city." "No one knows where he and his followers are heading." "They stay no long than one night in the same place." "I think I know the way to reach him." "Zerah, don't forget Jesus ofNazareth is one of our brothers." "Judas?" "I've not been able to find you." "You weren't seen with the masterthe last day ortwo." "Where have you been?" "I've been trying to think." "Trying to decide what to do." "You seem to me to be very sure of what to do..." "Well, I was," "But not now." "Confused." "I always believe action, political action, could solve everything." "Thought it was enough to think clearly and act clearly but- but I fear my master does not agree with me." "He doesn't need my ideas." "He says the heart is more important." "Perhaps he's right." "Have I hardened my heart?" "Am I fit to be one ofhis disciples." "I..." "I should go home." "Judas, don't lie to yourself." "The truth is that in your heart you no longer believe that Jesus ofNazareth is the messiah." "There's only one way to know the truth." "You knew that the first time you came to see me." "Let Jesus prove himself before the Sanhedrin." "It's too late." "He won't accept it." "Why?" "There are many influential members ofthe counsel who admire Jesus." "He will be fairly judged." "Lfhe is the messiah, God will not abandon him." "Lfhe is not, then you will have helped Israel from yet anotherfalse prophet." "Master" "We are happy to eat this Passoverwith you." "I have longed with all my heart to share it with you." "It is forthis Passoverthat I came into the world." "I shall not be with you much longer." "You will look for me but, where I am going you cannot come." "Master, I will follow you wherever you go." "I will lay down my life for you." "Peter" "This very light before the cock crows twice you will have denied three times that you even know me." "Oh Lord, never." "Never!" "I will never deny you." "You will all lose faith." "Shepherds shall be struck and the sheep shall scatter." "Even ifthey all lose faith, I will not!" "Peter" "I have prayed for you and once you have recovered you in yourturn must give strength to your brothers." "Truly, I tell you" "One of you is about to betray me." "Master." "I'm sick at heart." "Who will betray you, is it I?" "He who dips his bread in the dish when I dip mine." "He shall be the one." "One of us?" "What you are going to do?" "Do it quickly." "Where is he going?" "I don't know" "Blessed be thou the Lord our God," "Who has blessed us with thy laws and made bread to be sowed from the earth" "for now" "this will no longer be the bread ofthe passage of ourfathers from bondage to freedom." "This Passover is for you today the passage from the bondage of death to the freedom oflife." "This is the bread oflife." "Whoever eats this break shall have eternal life." "Eat it." "Forthis is my body." "Do this in the remembrance of me." "From now on, this cup will not only be a memorial and sacrament to the covenant that God made with ourfathers on Mount Sinai," "This is my blood." "The blood ofthe new covenant which is to be poured out for me." "I shall not drink again from the fruit ofthe vine until the day I drink it with you in my Father's kingdom." "And now I give you a new commandment that you love one another as I have loved you." "Greater love hath no man than this, but a man laid down his life for a friend." "And if you love one another all men shall know that you are my disciples." "Father" "The hour has come." "Glorify thy son that thy son may glorify thee." "Keep in thy name those I have forgiven." "I do not pray forthese only, but also forthose" "who believe in me through theirword." "I am the way," "the truth" "and the life." "Peter" "Father lfit is possible, let this come pass from me." "Let it be as you not I, who would have it." "This is your hour, Judas." "The hour of shadows." "Oh master." "You betray your masterwith a kiss." "That is the man, arrest him." "Judas!" "What's happening?" "You traitor!" "You betrayed him!" "Peter, Peter, Listen to me." "The only way the master can save himselfis by speaking to the Sanhedrin." "Leave him alone!" " They're going to kill him!" " Jesus!" "Jesus!" "No, Peter!" "Get away you scum!" " Arrest them all!" " Zerah!" "It is me you sought." "You have found me." "Let them go." "Take him away." "Master, we must do something!" "We must do something!" "Where have they taken him?" "Where have they taken him?" "Zerah" "I must speak to Zerah!" "I must speak to Zerah!" "Is he in here?" "They did bring him here?" "Who?" "Jesus!" "Master Zerah please, I don't understand this man." "Zerah, Zerah, Now" "Now where is this meeting with Caiaphus?" "I must be there with Jesus!" "Meeting?" "There's no meeting." "There's a trial." "YourJesus is accused ofblasphemy." "You've been an invaluable help to us, Judas." "Come and see us when all ofthis is over." "Well, you go what you wanted, so get out ofhere." "Come on, Get out ofhere" "MasterJoseph." "We were coming to find you." "This is Martha, the sister of Lazarus" "And Mary, the mother ofJesus." "Jesus has been arrested." "Yes I know." "I've been called to a meeting with the elders." "You have such great influence in the Sanhedrin." "Please, will you help?" "I'll try, you know that." "I'll do what I can." "I never understood how that liar could have fooled so many people." "You were one ofthose who believed in him, didn't you?" "Well, I admit that I believed in him, but we all believed him." " And now that you've discovered the truth?" " He said a lot ofthings that I like very much." " So what?" " And he did some good things." "Good things?" "They were tricks ofthe devil!" "All right, all right." "He knows that he was a liar and a blasphemer and he betrayed us, and now he will pay." "Come on, I'm sorry I had to wake you up at this hour." "Master Nicodemus." "Brethren!" "Brethren!" "Brethren!" "Caiaphus, that he should be found like a common thiefis most unseemly of us!" "Jesus, it is not our intention to treat you as a criminal." "But you are due to explain to this assembly the nature of yourteachings." "What is this doctrine you and your disciples are spreading through Judea?" "I have spoken openly for all the world to hear." "I have taught in the synagogues and in the temple." "I have said nothing in secret." "So, why do you ask me?" "Ask those who heard me." "They are my witnesses." "Caiaphus, I've heard him preaching." "I, I find nothing in his doctrine which denies the basic principles of ourfaith." "Rabbi, we fail to understand the meaning of many of your sayings." "For instance, there are witnesses who say that you claim that you could destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days." "No one could rebuild the temple in three days." "What he said must have some symbolic meaning." "I'm sure I've heard him say he could rebuild it again in two days!" "Three days, Four days in here!" "Witnesses cannot even agree!" "How can we remember every detail." "There was a riot which Jesus himself provoked, but forwhich the Romans will hold us responsible." "The riot was provoked by Barrabas!" "The Romans don't need an excuse." "We know what they have done to our people." "All of us here can remember an occasion not so many years back when a thousand of our people were nailed to the walls ofJerusalem because there were not enough scaffolds to satisfy the Romans lust for blood." "None of us I'm sure wants to give any more victims to Pontius Pilate that we can prevent." "Of course not, Joseph, we're all agreed upon that." "As Caiaphus has said, this is not a trial." "We, we left our homes we came here tonight hoping that Jesus ofNazareth would explain to us the purpose ofhis mission and help to heal the divisions of our community." "Brotherwe have often heard that you have come to bring love and brotherhood." "I beg you, bring peace to our gathering tonight." "Tell me" "It has been said that you proclaimed yourselfthe son of God." "I ask you now in the name of the Eternal." "Are you the messiah, the son of God?" "I am." "And you shall see the son of man sitting at the right hand ofthe power of God." "Here O Israel" "The Lord, our God The Lord is one!" "We have heard enough." "Let him be taken before the procurator and Pontius Pilate in whose hands lie the final authority fortrial and judgment." "Let me get closer!" "They will crucify him!" "The son of God!" "Kill him!" "Scold him!" "Blasphemer!" "Well, what happened to him?" "They're sending him to Pontius Pilate!" "We know how that will end up." "Wait a minute!" "I know you!" "You were with that Jesus!" " You're one ofhis followers." " No, I don't know him!" "But he is!" "Look!" "And I know him." "He is one ofhis followers!" "I see him!" "I see him!" "He's a liar." "Arrest him!" "I tell you I don't know him!" "You are one ofthem." "I saw him!" " What's going on here?" " Here's a friend ofJesus." "A disciple." "Don't let him go." "Oh please." "Mistaken." "I don't know this Jesus they speak of, northat they want rid ofhim." "Go" "Just keep quiet here." "Don't you know you are on sacred ground?" "Hearthem?" "Free Barrabas!" "Those crazy people." "They should be in here." "Yourfriends outside want you set free." "So you carry on with your murdering, I suppose." "I'm not a murderer." "I shouldn't be in with those two." "I'm a patriot." "You're all criminals." "Don't think you're any different." "It was he who did the murder, not me!" "No, he talked me into it." "It was his idea." "When will it be?" "When Pontius Pilate comes from Caesaria forthe Passover, orwhateverthey call it." "Listen, You've got to let me out ofhere, I didn't do nothing!" "Listen to me!" "Free Barrabas!" "Free Barrsbas, please!" "Free Barrabas!" "Free Barrabas!" "Free Barrabas!" "You have no right to arrest him!" "Free Barrabas!" " Welcome" " Welcome?" "!" "I leave for one week and I come back and I find the mob clamoring in the street and you dare to say to me welcome?" "Who's this Barrabas they keep shouting about?" "He's a zealot we arrested." "His followers have disturbed the crowd." "I don't think their noise will disturb my judgment." "Look, you take a hundred men and you clearthe street." "I'm tired." "With respect procurator" "Please, I'm so tired!" "Jerusalem is full of people, there are many hotheads among them." "Yes, and they'll cool when they see the example we make oftheir Barrabas." "Pontius Pilate, I'm afraid there's another case of which I must cover." "Another one?" "Yes, it was submitted to us by the Sanhedrin itself." "It concerns a certain Galilean preacher." "Quintilius, I am not interested in their preachers northeir prophets, you know that." "Yes, of course, I know that." "The Sanhedrin whose- cooperation has been very useful to us, they consider it extremely important." " Even urgent..." " Urgent?" "Urgent?" "I'm sorry." "I'm sorry." "Maybe next week." "But first we'll deal with Barrabas." "Pilate, there's a delegation from the Sanhedrin waiting outside, and is lead by Zerah himself." "They have this, uh, this preacher, this Jesus ofNazareth with them." "They, they want you to judge him." "Judge him?" "Zerah himself?" "It must be important." "No, no, no, no." "I don't want to get involved in their religious quarrels." "This is the monthly report ofthe prophets." "I thinks it's wise not to offend them unnecessarily." "I think you should see them." "Then have them in." "Don't stand there, bring them in." "Ah..." "Pilate" "I'm afraid we must go to them." "We must go to them?" "Yes, according to their beliefs, they must not enterthe house of a Roman, not on Passover." "They would be defiled." "Defiled." "I forgot about that." "All right." "We'll go to them." "Bring them to the great hall." "How does one govern such people?" "Procurator" "We have found that this man Jesus ofNazareth distorts our peoples views on the relationship between God and the state." "Furthermore, he perverts the very heart of our religion." "I'm not concerned with people who break your religious laws." "My function as governor here is to keep the peace in the minister role ofjustice." "We know that procurator, but this man also threatens the established order." "Lfhe were not a criminal, we would not have brought him to you." "He calls himselfthe Christ, which means the anointed one." "Thank you, I too know some Greek." "Well what else has he done?" "Has he spoken against the Emperor?" "Has he spoken against Rome?" "Well, procurator, not directly no, but..." "Not directly?" "Then he is your problem, you'll have to judge him according to your laws." "Procurator, for us, this man Jesus is a blasphemer." "If we were a self governing nation, we would have the right to exact punishment, which underthe law ofMoses is laid down for blasphemy." "He made a triumphant entry into Jerusalem, calling himselfthe king ofthe Jews." "A claim which we totally reject!" "King ofthe Jews?" "Well, whatever else he might have done, such a claim is treason." "True, true, Alright alright," "I'll talk to him" "YourJesus." " Not ours." " Then whose?" "Whose?" "Bring him in!" "Is this the man you think so dangerous?" "This, the man that aspires to be a king?" "Come, Come, come, come!" "Now the leaders ofthe Sanhedrin accuse you of preaching perverted doctrines." "Come." "They also say you call yourself the king ofthe Jews." "Well, are you king ofthe Jews?" "If my kingdom were ofthis world, my followers would have fought to prevent me from being captured." "Oh, you speak of a kingdom, therefore you must be a king." "Are you a king?" "I am." "I was born for one purpose." "To bearwitness to the truth." "All who can accept the truth hear my voice" "And what is the truth?" "No, this man's no criminal." "He's a dreamer." "Take him away Take him away." "Have him flogged as a token of Roman justice, that should wake him up." "Right" "Procurator" "We believers ofthe Sanhedrin, have always had the same aim as you." "Peaceful administration of our country forthe good of people, and for many years" "Please, please, please, please Don't talk to me about the people." "As long as they obey, who cares much about your children oflsrael as we do the mob in Rome?" "No, Zerah" "Let us speak directly." "Why does the Sanhedrin consider this man so dangerous that they send you yourselfhere to make sure that he's condemned?" "Perhaps forthe same reasons as you procurator if you knew him as well as we do would also find him dangerous." "That's enough!" "Put his clothes back on." "...from Jerusalem as the king?" "Look at him now!" "So he's the king?" "The king ofthe Jews?" " Maybe we ought to dress him as a king!" " Hey, Don't use mine, use one ofthose!" "Wait, Over here." "Here it is." "Come on." "Here we are." "Turn around." " Look at him!" " Hey, hey wait a minute." "Lfhe's the king, ifhe's the king, he needs a crown!" "Hey Majesty, high and mighty majesty!" "Oh!" "Look at him!" "I have it!" "A king's crown!" "He's got his crown!" "He needs a scepter!" "Majesty!" "A perfect fit!" "Where's yourthrone, eh?" "Now he's the king." "Tiberius will be getting worried!" "Behold the men." "Well." "What have you got to say for yourself now?" "Speak!" "Who are you?" "What are you?" "Well, say something!" "Don't you want to defend yourself?" "You want to die?" "Don't you realize that I have the power to release you or have you crucified?" "You would have no power over me ifit had not been given you from above." "Quintilius" "Isn't there an ancient custom honoring Passover where the procurator can release a prisoner sentenced to death" "as an act of mercy?" "Yes, That custom still exists." "And we have two prisoners." " Barrabas?" " And Jesus." "So let the people decide." "I've made my decision." "The people will decide." " Zerah" " Take him away!" "All right, Take this one away." "Get down to the prison and bring Barrabas." "Barrabas!" "Remember?" "Barrabas!" "Here, Here, Here Listen to me, Listen, You two, listen." "When I give you the que, you shout for Barrabas!" "Barrabas has defending on you." "Barrabas has fought for you." "Don't betray him." "Shout for Barrabas!" "No, we must save Jesus, he's a righteous man." "When did they arrest him?" "Late last night." "In the garden near Gethsemane." "Gethsemane?" "That's nearwhere I live." "We must be prepared." "Barrabas must be freed at all costs." "Now, we put all our men." "Do you understand?" "As a sign ofhis magnanimity and his benevolence, our divine emperor has decided that the custom of releasing one prisoner sentenced to death in honor of your Passover shall continue." "We have two prisoners." "One!" "Jesus ofNazareth" "Accused oftreason by proclaiming himselfking ofthe Jews." "Any one who shouts forthat false prophet had betterwatch out." "Look at him, the king ofthe Jews." "What's happened to him?" "You call yourself a king?" "Or" "Barrabas!" "Accused of sedition and murdering a Roman auxiliary." "Free Barrsbas!" "Free Barrabas!" "He's one of us!" "Give us Barrabas!" "Which ofthe two shall be released to you?" "Jesus ofNazareth." "Guilty of proclaiming himself king ofthe Jews or" "Barrabas?" "Release Jesus!" "He is the true prophet!" "Free Barrabas!" "God save you!" "Release him!" "Free Barrabas!" "False prophet!" "He betrayed us!" "Kill Nazarite!" "Jesus!" "Jesus!" "We want Barrabas!" "Free Barrabas!" "Barrabas!" " Free Barrabas!" " Jesus!" "Jesus!" "Barrabas!" "Jesus!" "Shut up, you scum!" "Realease Barrabas!" "Realease him!" "Kill Barrabas!" "We can't let him go!" " We can't let Barrabas get away!" " Yes" " Soldiers won't like that." " Move" "Pilate, you're not going to free Barrabas!" "An assassin and enemy of Rome!" "I wonder, who is the real enemy?" "Jesus ofNazareth must be saved!" "Let it be written that Jesus ofNazareth is guilty of treason by proclaiming himself king ofthe Jews and is sentenced" "to be crucified." "Hey Look, Where's the last prisoner?" "Come on" "Here's the man." "Come on" " Oh..." "King ofthe Jews" " Hurry up." "This crowd worries me." "Take it" "Come on, Make room Make room!" "Get out ofthe way!" "Save yourself, Jesus!" "You betrayed us!" "You betrayed us!" "Get back you scum!" "Come on!" "Come on!" "He's a traitor!" "He's a prophet!" "You betrayed us!" "Traitor!" "I know that sign." "It is an insult!" "He is not the king ofthe Jews!" "Those are the orders we received!" "Get out ofthe way!" "Now all of you stay back!" "Father Forgive them." "They know not what they do." "If you're what you say you are," "If you're the messiah," "Why don't you save yourself?" " And us." " Leave him alone!" "Don't you fear God even when you are dying?" "We deserve to die." "We are receiving the just punishment for our crimes" "But this man has done nothing wrong." "Jesus" "Remember me when you come into your kingdom." "Today you will be with me in paradise." "Hey Hey Hey..." "You" " She is his mother." " How can you prove it?" "Hey" "She is his mother." "Go to him." " And who are you?" " Please" "I'm with the family." "Is that right?" "Yes, she is one ofthe family." "Go!" "John" "Behold your mother." "Woman" "Behold your son." "He has saved others." "Why can't he save himself now?" "Ilee?" "Ilee?" "Listen" "Listen, He's calling on the prophet Elijah." "No, he's not calling Elijah." "He's quoting the scriptures." "Even now, nailed to the cross he quotes the scriptures." "Even now." "He was despised and rejected of men, man's sorrows and equated with grief, he was oppressed and afflicted, yet, he opened not his mouth." "He was brought as a lamb to slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearer is done," "surely he has born our griefs and carried our sorrows yet we didn't esteemed him stricken speech of god and affliction," "that he was wounded for ourtransgressions, he was abused for our inequities, and through his wounds we are healed." "Yes Born again." "Father" "Into thy hands" "I cometh to my in spirit." "It is completion" "Oh my god, Oh my god" "My god!" "My Lord!" "Please help me!" "Please." "My god, my god please" "Hey you, in the family Come and take the body." "The tomb has already been provided by a prominent member of yourfaith who doesn't wish his name to be revealed." "Pontius Pilate gave permission before he went back to Caeseria." "Yes, yes, yes" "But you don't understand." "Why should you?" "It is of vital importance for us to know where his tomb is." "With all due respect why is it of such importance?" "The man is dead." "Well since you've asked, there have been rumors ofthis Jesus arising up from the dead." "And you believe this?" "But it may prevail upon the superstitious." "His followers could easily remove the body secretly and then they can talk ofhaving witnessed the resurrection." "Therefore, can the tomb be guarded?" "No, there's nothing to stop you guarding it." "No, there isn't, but it must be carried out by your Romans." "Why?" "Well, if we use our own temple guards, his disciples could say that he truly rose but that his enemies denied it." "What sort of person are you ifl may ask?" "His death is not enough for you?" "I think your procurator, ifhe were here, would agree with me when I say" "this Jesus could be much more dangerous now that he is dead." "Therefore I would be grateful if something could be arranged." "Very well then" "A roman guard will be posted." "Hey stop!" "Who are you?" "Where are you going?" "We are the family of Jesus ofNazareth who lies here." "What do you want?" "To enterthe tomb." "Why?" "To anoint the body to bring fresh linen, herbs, spices." "It is our custom." "Why didn't you do that when you brought him here?" "The Sabbath began, we could not buy them." "What do you think?" "They're only three woman, let them go." "I suppose it'll be alright then." "You'll need an army to move that stone." "All right then, let's go together." "But we'll need some help." "Hey Lenchilus, wake up!" "Come with us." "Marcus, you watch the bridge!" "Where you going?" "Why do you seek the living among the dead?" "Jesus is not there." "Come!" "Jesus is not here!" "You sure?" "I swearto Jupiter, Hercules and Mars!" "Yes yes, you've been awake all night and haven't moved from that spot!" "That's right!" "We were given strict orders!" "Nobody's been nearthat tomb." "And those Jewish priests orwhatever they are were with us all the time!" "Well then, who moved the stone?" "Who is it?" "It's me, Phillip!" " Did anyone follow you?" " No." "Are you sure?" "Of course I'm sure." "Are they still looking for us?" "On every corner one sees temple guards and Roman soldiers!" "This place isn't safe anymore, We must go somewhere else!" "But where can we go?" "I wish we could go to Galilee." "Peter" "Peter" "Tell us." "What should we do?" "We must do what the master would have wanted." "The master is dead, Peter." " I thought you said you weren't followed." " I wasn't!" " Mary" " Peter" "All of you" "I have seen him" "Seen who?" "The master" " You've seen him?" " Yes." "He is risen." "I saw him." "I saw him" "This morning, we went to the tomb, and nearthe tomb was a man, and a young boy and the man said to me," ""Why do you look for the living among the dead?" "Jesus is not here."" "So we went to the tomb." "We saw the stone was upturned." "The grave, the tomb was open." "We looked for him It was not him." "You mean the master's body wasn't there?" " Had it been stolen?" " No, no no" "Let me finish." "When we were leaving the cemetery, I saw another man." "He saw how distraught we were." "He said, "Woman, why do you weep?"" "And then he said my name" "Mary" "Mary" "It was then that I saw it was Jesus." "I fell to my knees and I reached for him." ""Touch me not, for I have not yet ascended to my father," he said." ""But go to my brothers and tell them."" "You don't believe me." "You don't believe me." "I tell you I saw him." "It was our Lord!" "Mary, Mary" "John" "Oh John You don't believe me." "You." "Mary, you're tired." "Please" "Please go." "I saw him, John." "I saw him." "Women's fantasies." "Fantasies?" "Was his death a fantasy?" "I saw him die!" "I was there and I wept at his feet!" "Why should he not then appearto me?" "He is risen." "He told me to tell you, and I have done so." "You wouldn't believe her." "Even when the master raised girus's daughter you didn't believe it!" "What do you mean?" "You believe her story?" "Well, do any of you believe it?" "Do you, Andrew?" "Do you, James?" "And you, Matthew?" "Do you?" "Peter?" "Yes." "How can you?" "Because he said so." "Because he wanted it to be so." "He wanted everything to happened just as it did." "And I have always believed him." "But Peter, you denied him!" "You denied him three times!" "Yes!" "I denied him because I was a coward." "We are all cowards!" "We accuse Judas ofbeing the traitor, but we all betrayed him." "We all abandoned him." "At least our brothers in the Sanhedrin didn't know him." "The Romans" "didn't know him" "But we we ate with him." "We lived with him." "We knew that he was the Christ!" "And still we betrayed him." "Brothers, can't you see?" "Thomas" "You asked me ifl believe he is risen." "Yes I do, for I know in my heart he will not abandon us." "I know in my heart he has forgiven me" "us." "Forgiven all of us." "This is precisely what I feared." "His disciples must have come in the night, removed the stone, and taken away the body." "Impossible!" "I had guards here as you requested!" "And your priests were here, too." "Now it begins." "It all begins." "It was written," ""The son of man will suffer, and on the third day will rise again from the dead to enter into His glory."" "You are my witnesses to this." "Now my Father in heaven is reconciled to the world, and as he sent me," "so I am sending you." "Receive the Holy Spirit." "Go like lambs among wolves." "Make disciples of all nations." "Baptize them in the name ofthe Father, and ofthe Son, and ofthe Holy Ghost." "Teach them the gospel and the commands I gave you." "Now, I am leaving the world again, and going to the Father." "Oh Lord, stay with us." "Forthe night is falling, and the day is all full." "Don't be afraid." "I am with you everyday until the end oftime."