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Our Father Who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

Our Father Who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

Your kingdom come,

Your will be done.

On earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

Forgive us our trespasses

as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

And whoever touches the body

of the one who has the discharge

shall wash his clothes, bathe himself in water,

and be unclean until the evening.

And if the one who has the discharge

spits on someone who is clean,

then he shall wash his clothes,

bathe himself in water

and be unclean until the evening.

And then he settled on which the one

who has the discharge rite shall be unclean,

and whoever touches anything that is under him

shall be unclean.

- What's the matter with you two?

- What?

And whoever carries such things

shall wash his clothes, bathe himself in water

and be unclean until the evening.

- Did something happen on your missions?

Why are you standing so still?

In synagogue you usually fidget and shut

when he's thronging on like this.

- You admonish us for being quiet in synagogue?

- This isn't exactly one of Torah's best.

Years from now no one will claim,

"Oh, yes, I was there

for the pronouncement on washing."

- Abba.

- I'm on to you two...

something's up.

Wash his clothes,

bathe himself in water,

and be unclean until the evening.

Where was 1?

Oh, yes, the ritual cleansing.

And whoever touches the body of the one who has a discharge.

People, please.

Rabbi Josiah is reading from Leviticus.

- The cistern.

- This cistern is closed.

- What's the meaning of this?

- It's sludge! Look!

- A tunnel feeding the cistern has ruptured

and is overflowing a sewage line

contaminating the water.

- Probably from the weight of these filthy people.

- They are pilgrims.

We did not invite them,

but they are here, and they are peaceful.

What is to be done now?

- If you were enterprising people,

you would drag every able body

from your worship hall right now

and set to work fixing this problem.

- We are worshiping.

- Which is what I thought you'd say.

So Rome will fix your cistern

and make your lives possible.

- When?

- Well, your honorable Praetor Quintus is adamant

the work be done this instant,

but... in his benevolence,

he has overlooked the supply chain,

and so it will be fixed

when the materials arrive from Rome.

- That could be weeks.

- Unless...

- We get the materials ourselves.

- The synagogue seems well financed.

- Looks can be deceiving.

What do we need?

- E-e-enter.

Rabbi Yussif, please.

- Hello, Jairus.

It's been too long.

Is everything all right?

- I have been meaning to find you for some time,

but seeing as you come to me,

I presume you have pressing business.

How might I assist you?

- I do appreciate your sense of order, Jairus.

- I have one job, Rabbi Yussif.

- I need parchment and a courier.

- To where will the courier be traveling?

- Jerusalem.

- The temple?

- No, the cistern is broken.

- Nobody told me.

Clean water is essential to our purification ritual.

- I'm requisitioning building materials

to have it repaired.

- But we'll have to go through the budget.

- It's taken care of.

Paid in full.

- Dare I ask?

- I've taken care of it.

My family is in construction in Jerusalem.

We own the stone quarry and brick manufacturing.

- Impressive.

- Discretion, Jairus.

- On my life.

- What did you want to see me about?

- I received a request for a detailed report

on the contents of the sermon of Jesus of Nazareth

on the Korazim Plateau.

- By who?

- Rabbi Shmuel.

And stamped by Rabbi Shammai himself.

Far be it for me to tell you

how to conduct your affairs, Rabbi.

- Mm-hmm.

- They cannot know about your letter.

- You read it.

- Not at first.

Stared at the old parchment for almost a month.

But you have written about His sermon

and your encounters with Him and His followers.

Jesus is a very new thing, Rabbi.

Do you stand behind every word?

- Jairus, please.

- I do not mean to impeach your trustworthiness.

I am asking.

- I know what you're asking.

I was emotional, I was reeling,

I drew conclusions about Jesus of Nazareth

that couldn't possibly--

- Couldn't they?

Now I feel it, too, Rabbi.

I am reeling, Rabbi.

I have spent the past month comparing this sermon to Torah,

rereading the old prophecies.

I even tracked down Rabbi Shmuel's own account

of the healing of the paralytic man.

Sometimes knowing more is not helpful.

I am sorry if my report has

sown doubt.

- Jesus of Nazareth is not the problem.

I see light, Rabbi.

Torah spells out the coming of this Man.

It's dogma and tradition

that have misunderstood the picture from Scripture

of a military figure.

If everything you're saying is true,

do you know what this means?

- Jairus, be careful.

- It is more than just that He is a great new rabbi.

You leaders and the Sanhedrin members

might be so close to it

that you cannot see the bigger view.

He could be...

No, no.

I would sooner be unborn than return to ignorance

of the contents of your letters.

- You understand the consequences

of what you are saying?

- Of course I do.

It is why I feel this way.

And I mean what I say.

I think you meant it too.

And Nicodemus.

- Now you understand my dilemma.

- I love our people,

but I am leery of what the Order may do.

Rabbi Shmuel made this request

on behalf of the majority leader of the Sanhedrin.

It will not be received with understanding.

- What do you think I should do?

- I have already been too bold...

but if you're asking,

I would send as diluted a version

as you possibly can.

- We agree then?

The Sanhedrin need know nothing about the sermon.

Knowing that the account I submit is inaccurate

makes you complicit.

- Discretion, please.

- On my life.

- Where's your husband?!

- Ohh!I Oh, what are you doing?!

- Were you ready to fight?

- Oh, you can't do that!

Don't do that again; I can barely breathe!

Ahhh!

You're lucky I missed you,

I'd be angry you scared me like that.

- I missed you, love.

- Hmm.

I'm sorry it's still a bit of a mess in here.

I wasn't expecting you till tonight.

- Mmm, I don't care, you know that.

I definitely missed this, I'm starving.

- Oh, did you not eat enough?

- We were fine,

we just traveled way too much for the amount of food we got.

- So... notice anything different?

- About what?

The house.

- There's something different?

- The table.

It's normally there,

but I moved it here to create a little more room,

and I moved some things around so more light would come in,

and Eema gave me some of her cloths to put on that wall.

- Those weren't there before?

- What do you mean?

Of course not.

I got them while you were gone.

- Hmm.

- You didn't notice anything different?

You live in this house.

- I'm sorry, I'm just exhausted.

It looks great.

- Should you take a nap today while I go to market?

- I was hoping to, actually.

If I can get a little sleep now,

I'll be refreshed for dinner and then...

early bedtime? Hmm?

- A nap now?

- Is now not good?

-Um... no, it's fine.

I was just-- I was hoping we could, um...

Never mind, it's fine. I'll go now.

Yeah, you know, with the boys all coming back in,

Judas is inviting them to come by tomorrow.

Is there more bread than this?

- Tomorrow?

You just got back.

- We just wanted to connect a bit,

talk about the journey, and they wanted to meet here,

which is annoying,

but it's been a while since we've seen each other, so.

- Yes, I know.

This is just the best spot to gather.

So, is there more?

- More what?

- More bread, for when they come.

- I can make some.

I will stop by the well for more water.

- Thank you.

You make the best bread; they'll appreciate it.

- Yeah, have a nice nap.

- Thank you, WOW.

I love you.

So glad to be home!

- Love you.

- Excuse me.

- Yes.

- Do you have any clothes you need washed?

- I don't.

Well, I do.

I'm going to fetch water to do them myself.

- I see.

- But thank you.

- I charge a fair price,

and the garments come back like new.

- I believe they would.

Would you like to join me?

- I may not be good company.

- It's an interesting thing to say.

I think most people don't know that about themselves.

- They're probably just as strange as me, I mean--

- Or just as lovely.

I've never seen you before.

- I'm not from here.

- Where are you from?

- Caesarea Philippi.

Are you going to the well outside of town

with those buckets?

- I heard the cistern is broken.

- You don't want to go to that well.

Yesterday I saw lines of people

waiting for hours in the hot sun.

- What choice do we have?

- I know of a secret spring just north of town.

- Would you take me to it?

- I just said I would.

Come on.

- You're very good at this.

- Thank you, Eema.

- Smells good, doesn't it?

Mm-hmm.

Abba!

- Mm.

A question of prophecy came up.

I need one of my scrolls.

Eema, Abba's home.

- I can see that.

What a lovely surprise.

- I can only stay a moment.

- One of the rabbis needs you to bail them out, hmm?

Nili, come.

Let's keep stirring; we can't let it burn.

Perfect.

Thank you.

One more, it can be rounded, sweetheart.

Don't be like that, Nili; do it however you want.

- My tummy hurts.

- Nili, Nili!

Nili, what is it?

Jairus!

Jairus!

- What happened?

- I don't know, we were just cooking.

Nili was measuring cumin, and then she fell.

- No, no, no, it's okay.

Lift her up. Come, come.

We can do it.

Upstairs, come on.

Let's get you in bed.

It's all right.

It's all right.

Stay here, love.

- I will.

- I'll get the doctor.

- Go, go, go.

My love, it's all right.

- Thank you for doing this.

I don't know your name.

- I'm Eden.

- Veronica.

- It was very kind of you to tell me.

Most people would've kept it a secret.

- I don't like secrets.

- Everybody has secrets.

- If people knew something that could help me,

I wouldn't want them to withhold it,

so why would I do the same?

- Yes, sure.

- Not that it's done me any good.

- What do you mean?

- Never mind.

Here we are.

You'll want--

- I know how to do it.

I didn't mean to snap at you.

There is a lot going on in my life.

- I understand.

- No, I was wrong.

I'm sorry.

How does your husband like Capernaum?

- I'm not married.

You're not?

But you've traveled so far.

What is that?

Oh, my!

Oh!

I am grateful to Matthew

for letting us live here but...

if this house has confirmed one thing,

it's that... having money

is not the same as having taste.

- What do you mean?

- The curve of the leg of this table

and the foot style,

it was brief trend five years ago.

- Maybe he bought it five years ago.

- And this...

the aggressive orange pattern

raises the heart rate.

It's no wonder Matthew is so anxious all the time.

- He's not anxious because of a rug.

What's your point?

- I don't think we'll be able to auction these off.

- Auction?

- The ministry needs financing, Mary.

We can't rely on alms.

- We did mention the possibility

of selling your jewelry.

- I told you it's not just jewelry,

it's my family story.

Each piece belonged to one of my ancestors.

I carry their lives with me, wearing them on my body.

- I'm sorry, I am trying to be sensitive, Tamar,

but honestly,

that sounds a little pagan... or like animism,

which you may want to shed

now that you're in this group.

- It is not animism; it's honor.

You don't know what I've been through.

- You don't know what I've been through.

- I've heard rumors.

- Ah.

- I'm sorry.

- I do have a past.

As for the question of money,

we should just leave it to Judas,

the keeper of the purse.

- Please let it be Jesus.

- Zebedee, Shalom.

- Shalom, Shalom.

- Do you know, I realized the other day

that I never quite apologized for the, um... the roof.

- Oh, your faith is beautiful.

Don't give it another thought.

Do you ladies have a moment?

- Of course.

-Yes.

- I've pressed a batch of olive oil.

Will you give me your honest opinions?

Tell me what you taste in it.

- Hmm.

- Hmm? Hmm.

What kind of a "hmm" was that?

- I need a minute to think of the right word.

- Hmm.

Tamar?

What?

What is it? What's wrong?

- Ugh.

Oh... I-

I am the daughter of one of the seven princes

of my people.

The olive tree originated in Ethiopia

and spread to the other nations.

- You're certain that it originated in Ethiopia?

- I've traveled to Egypt, Nubia, Anatolia,

and I've sampled all of their finest oils.

And--

- And what do you think?

- It's rancid.

- Tamar.

- No, it's okay; I need everyone to be honest.

You only do me harm by flattery.

Mary, I know I can count on you to tell me the truth.

- Mold.

Something between black pepper and vinegar.

- But let's take a look at it.

Mary, please, hand me that.

It's expertly racked and purged.

See the clarity?

Not a trace of solid matter.

- Thank you.

But what can be done about the taste?

- Depends on the olives.

Were they lighter green or darker green?

- Dark, because they're the cheapest

and they produce more oil.

- But less flavor.

The lighter the olives, the less oil they produce

but more flavor.

The lighter, the brighter.

Did you buy a press?

- I leased one,

along with the donkey that pulls the crushing stone.

- And the olives?

- I buy them wholesale from the owner of a grove.

- A reputable grove?

- I think so.

I mean, I think--

- Could you arrange an introduction with the owner?

- Of the grove or the press?

- Both.

- Tamar, what are you doing?

- The woman, Joanna, from Herod's court

that got Andrew into the prison to see John the Baptist.

She gave a large donation to the ministry

and urged us to find a way to multiply her gift

if we could.

- This would go to my business?

- But you just said she specified

it's for the ministry.

- Yes, but the profit from the oil business

is how we will help multiply her gift.

- We'll have to speak with Judas first,

he'll have to be on board.

- Well, where is he?

- Andrew's flat, I think.

- What are we waiting for?

Come on, let's go

- Here.

Okay.

- And so then just in an instant,

just like that,

her eyes turn from gray to hazel.

Thomas and I had never seen anything like it.

Well, it sounds like neither had she.

- The parents burst into tears.

- It's a shame the first thing

she had to see with the new eyes was you.

- Traumatizing.

You need any help with that?

- No.

- Has something been bothering you lately?

- Nothing, no.

Well, turns out Andrew is quite the bold preacher.

- I think we made a difference.

- You were in the Decapolis?

With Gentiles?

Gentiles and Hellenistic Jews

were around, yes,

and they hated us just as much as they hate each other.

- I think the Gentiles thought we were helping

to start a war.

- Hey, Simon, are you proud of your brother?

- Simon.

- Sorry, what?

- I said you must be proud of Andrew.

- Of course I am.

Big James.

How was the Plain of Sharon?

Yeah, you've been quiet all morning.

Zee and Matthew, you too.

It was fine.

We preached to the things that Jesus gave us power to do.

- You sound as enthusiastic

as a Sadducee with a toothache.

- He didn't give us power, though... right?

- He worked through us.

- I just don't think it was a good idea.

- What?

- It just raised more fuss.

It's going to create headache, more crowds, more scrutiny.

What, do you want to slow Him down?

He's just mad at me.

He's annoyed because I've gotten close to Thomas

and because Jesus once called me "beloved."

- I felt that way before we left.

I don't care about that now!

Tell them what you said to me before, tell them.

- Tell them yourself.

You're the one still struggling with it.

- By using us as vessels,

Jesus gave us power... but no understanding.

- I also struggle to understand.

- We healed, but we still felt overwhelmed.

- But did He require understanding?

It seemed to be more about what we were doing, right?

- Easy for you to say.

You and Thaddeus were going door to door in Cana.

He's known in Cana.

They probably invited you into their homes.

I'll go on harder missions.

Nathanael is right.

He never said anything about understanding.

This was temporary anyway.

When I was preaching,

I-I could feel Him giving me the words.

- I said things that I don't comprehend or live by.

I felt like a fraud.

I felt the same way, but it didn't bother me.

- I felt powerful, like I could do anything.

Yes, I did too, John,

but isn't that dangerous?

If that is the feeling we hold onto.

- Why?

- Because He is the Messiah.

- None of us is the Messiah.

Instead of arguing about it,

why don't you just ask Jesus about it

when He gets back?

- That's a very good idea.

- Who can say when that will be?

Soon.

A most imprecise word.

So some of it was confusing, James.

Can you live with that until we get understanding?

- You're the one that brought it up to me.

Of understanding or not,

you're all just hungry,

and I think that's the real problem.

- Food is not the solution to this.

Yeah, you have a better one?

My wife has practically given up her home for us.

- I meant no disrespect, Eden.

- Everyone, please...

thank you.

I took no disrespect.

- Okay, I have to sit next to Little James.

- Why?

- Well, I have to find out what happened to Big James out there

that turned him into... this.

It was nothing,

we--we were just met with some resistance.

- Eden?

Are you all right?

- I'm fine.

What's going on?

You two okay?

Simon?

She's seaworthy.

You may inspect her from every angle.

The holds are fast, sails are true.

- I don't have to inspect it

to know your word is bond, Zebedee.

- So... we have a deal?

- I don't understand,

you're the best fisherman in town.

- I met a Man who is no man.

- Ah, yes.

Yes, Jesus, the Nazarene.

- Mm-hmm.

- He wants you to give up your business now?

- What am I working for?

I have food to eat, I own my home,

my wife is true.

- We own nothing under Rome.

- I own nothing above Rome.

That's what I want to work for.

I will make the best anointing oil

this side of Sinai.

- I believe you. I believe you.

Let's get this over with, huh?

- Shalom, Veronica.

- Your house isn't empty any more.

- What?

- Those look like men's tunics.

- Ah, yes.

My husband and his friends returned home.

- The perfect place.

- I assure you,

there's nothing perfect about my place...

or about me.

- I meant, Eden, the garden.

- Ah.

What brought you here from Caesarea Philippi?

- I came to hear the Preacher on the mount.

- Oh, of course.

- Surely you were there?

- Yes, yes I was.

- What, you didn't like what you heard?

- I did.

It's just... a lot has happened since then.

It must have been a hard journey with your, um--

- What?

- It's just, I don't know, your limp.

My limbs are fine,

I've been...

- How long have you been--

- Twelve years.

- Do you mean days?

- I mean years.

- Twelve?!

How is that possible?

- It's a rare disease.

- How have you stayed alive?

- It just makes me weak.

- This is why you're unmarried.

- I'm un-everything.

I haven't seen my parents in years.

They won't allow me in the house.

You better keep your distance.

If you touch any of it, you'll be ritually unclean

and unable to touch your husband for seven days.

- Oh, I assure you,

I haven't been touching my husband.

- There's no cure for my ailment.

I spent all my money on doctors,

and they only made it worse.

No hope there.

- So what do you do with no hope?

- I haven't lost all hope.

There's no cure by doctors,

but there might be something I haven't done yet.

- Two buckets.

You'll find a shoulder yoke in the storage closet

with the purification jars.

We're on Geshur Street.

Rabbi, uh, please.

Rabbi Yussif, come in.

- There is emergency at home.

I am afraid I have to leave again soon.

- I'm sorry; can I help in any way?

- The situation with the water is urgent.

The doctor believes my daughter is ill

because of the water,

and not to speak indelicately,

but every woman who has her time of the month

will have a problem.

We cannot wait for the system to be repaired

to have clean water.

- What can I do?

- Have every able-bodied student

collect water from rural wells, springs.

Travel as far as necessary.

We need water.

- Done.

Is there anything else?

- I'm frightened.

- Of course you are.

- Rabbi... am I being punished by God

for believing in this Nazarene?

- If you are... I have done this to you.

Forgive me, Jairus.

It's not too late to stop investigating.

Just take it all back.

- Taking it back would not change what I believe.

I must go now.

- Honored judges,

I hereby propose a new decree that would extend

to the four corners of the land of Israel

and to any Diaspora living beyond our borders.

A scourge of false prophecy has bedeviled our people

and is diluting our faith...

belittling our credibility,

and besmirching our reputation.

This... must... stop!

If any preacher espouses teaching not supported

by known and respected rabbis

and especially anyone invoking the messianic title,

"Son of Man" from the prophet Daniel,

shall be reported immediately

to the regional Sanhedrin judges.

If one is unrepentant,

the high priest alone will adjudicate.

To all those in favor..

- Praise Adonai.

So, what now?

- What now?

Listen to the applause.

We won the day.

Great work.

- Work?

It hasn't been work yet.

- Can we detain Him?

I'd hope this was the final step

to recognizing Jesus of Nazareth as dangerous.

- This speech is the victory.

- This is all political?

- Not all.

Now there is an edict.

- What good is an edict?

- It's almost as good as a law.

- But we can't do anything?

- We can wait.

- Wait?!

- If this Jesus is as much of a threat as you say,

we will hear about it eventually.

Faster than I expected.

- As promised, thorough and swift.

Ah.

- Unclean!

You deceitful woman!

- I'm sorry; you don't understand.

It's not--

- Now I'm unclean until sundown.

- I'm sure that will be very difficult for you, sir.

- Get out!

You are not to be in the street or among us.

Shame!

Sarah, I'll be back at evening.

I must wash myself in the sea.

- I can tell something's bothering you,

but you're not, you know, it's not that time.

- Please, don't talk to me about things like that, Simon.

- What can I talk to you about?

Look, I know I make a lot of mistakes,

so if it's my fault, I will apologize,

but I have to know what I've done first.

- Maybe it's what you haven't done, Simon.

I'm going to go for a walk.

- There, that's a start.

What haven't I done?

I'll do it three times over.

- I don't want to be the one to have to tell you.

If you know me--

- Good evening.

- Evening.

- Just evening?

Not good?

- Uh, You might say that.

- Have you all eaten dinner?

What can I get You to drink?

He's in here.

I saw Him go in that house.

- Bolt it!

Please, you must go.

This is a home, go.

Have respect for His privacy, please.

So this is what it's gonna be like now?

- Simon!

Like what?

I'm sorry, Master.

It's just upsetting that after a long journey

I come home, and my house is not my home,

it's a meeting place and a forum.

- A house cannot have many functions?

Brother!

- Let him go.

Simon has a few things he has to work out himself.

- What are you looking at?

- Sorry.

Never seen you without a sword.

- I am armed, and I still hold authority.

- I wasn't questioning.

- The only time I see you any more

is on the heels of that exasperating Preacher.

- Yeah, well, at the moment

I'm finding it a little exasperating too.

- You're in good company for once.

- No, I didn't mean it.

I'm very tired.

Well... then,

good evening.

- This broken cistern, it's a problem.

Now long walks to the well, and the sea isn't drinkable.

- You are on a roll tonight.

My boss just told me the same thing.

- Are you gonna fix it?

Are you?

- I meant no offense,

but isn't it, uh--

What do you call it?

- A civic matter?

- Quintus does not want to pay for it.

- Then I would say we're at an impasse.

Seems like the theme of the night.

- What--what theme?

- What are you doing out here at this hour?

- Am I being detained?

- You're being questioned.

- And if I don't answer, you'll arrest me?

- I have arrested people for less.

- I was on a walk, officer.

- Primi.

- I was on a walk, Primi.

- Mm.

What does impasse mean?

- It's like a road that's blocked.

- Like you're stuck

because you can't undo something that you already did.

- No, because you don't know what you can't undo

that you did in the past.

That was a mouthful.

No, I--I can't drink from a vessel that's--

- Oh, you... Jews.

Your rules make your lives very complicated.

- Us Jews?

- Yeah.

- Well, Jesus will undo some of that.

He reminds us what we live for.

- Well, they say He performs miracles, right?

Or the appearance of miracles.

Why doesn't He just miraculously fix this cistern?

- You'd have to ask Him that.

- How about you do it for me?

- I'm not inclined to speak with Him at the moment.

- I can relate to that.

Not wanting to talk with the boss.

Quintus is ready to burn the town down.

If you're back in Capernaum,

does it mean Jesus is here too?

- You don't really think I would tell you, do you?

- You better hope to your God

that Quintus doesn't find out.

I know Matthew is back.

- My other favorite person.

- I get that,

but 20 denarii says you end up liking him.

- Well, I don't gamble any more,

and I don't take advantage of Romans.

- Why do you people dislike Matthew,

besides the tax thing?

- Why are you so interested in us?

- Are you blind?

The city is overrun with pilgrims

because of your Teacher.

If I were you,

I would lay low at home for a while.

- I don't particularly want to be in my home right now.

- Yeah, but haven't you just gotten back from--

Well, if you don't want to be in your house

and you want to distract Quintus

from looking for Jesus,

you could fix this cistern.

- With what?

- The synagogue will be getting materials within a day.

And you seem like the sort of man

who needs to be doing something with his hands.

- That's a lot of work.

- Yeah, well I can, you know, oversee the labor.

- You're drunk.

Sir.

- Maybe a little...

but you need something to do.

Don't think I didn't notice

in the course of this conversation,

you've tied about eight knots.

- Well, if you were a seafaring military man

you'd know--

- Ah.

How'd you do that?

- My grandfather was a sailor.

He taught me all of them.

- All?

- Yeah, all the ones you just did.

- Prove it.

- I don't know the names.

I'll tie them

and you can just tell me what they're called.

- Turn hook.

That's the double stopper.

That's the "snake in the hole," wow.

I'm impressed.

Be here in the morning.

I'll talk with the synagogue administrator

about the materials.

If this trouble of yours at home

has anything to do with the wife,

all I can suggest is

you should get used to saying five words:

"You are right; I'm sorry."

- Jairus, have you checked on Nili?

No, not in a while.

- I'll do it.

Jairus!