1 00:00:30,281 --> 00:00:31,699 What is that supposed to mean? 2 00:00:40,332 --> 00:00:43,252 Well, who is, and who isn't? 3 00:00:46,756 --> 00:00:50,301 I have earnestly desired to eat this meal with you before I suffer. 4 00:00:52,052 --> 00:00:55,222 This is our last Passover together on this earth, 5 00:00:55,306 --> 00:00:59,560 before we celebrate it again when all is fulfilled in the new Kingdom. 6 00:01:02,354 --> 00:01:04,148 I would ask how long that will be... 7 00:01:07,109 --> 00:01:08,402 but I know the answer. 8 00:01:09,028 --> 00:01:10,404 You will understand. 9 00:01:12,740 --> 00:01:13,741 But first... 10 00:01:27,213 --> 00:01:31,133 Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the Universe, 11 00:01:31,217 --> 00:01:33,677 who brings forth bread from the earth. 12 00:01:33,761 --> 00:01:35,012 Amen. 13 00:01:47,691 --> 00:01:48,776 Normally, 14 00:01:49,610 --> 00:01:55,366 this bread is to remember and celebrate our redemption from Egypt 15 00:01:55,449 --> 00:01:56,909 into the Promised Land. 16 00:01:57,993 --> 00:02:00,246 From slavery into freedom. 17 00:02:02,748 --> 00:02:08,087 Tonight we celebrate your redemption from sin because of me. 18 00:02:14,885 --> 00:02:18,013 Take and eat it. 19 00:02:20,099 --> 00:02:23,644 This is my body, which is given for you. 20 00:02:25,896 --> 00:02:28,816 Do this in remembrance of me. 21 00:02:48,043 --> 00:02:51,505 Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the Universe, 22 00:02:51,589 --> 00:02:53,591 who creates the fruit of the vine. 23 00:02:54,508 --> 00:02:56,093 Amen. 24 00:02:59,388 --> 00:03:04,393 Normally, the wine allows us to remember and celebrate the blood of the lamb, 25 00:03:04,476 --> 00:03:07,104 spread on the doorposts of our ancestors. 26 00:03:08,981 --> 00:03:10,149 But tonight, 27 00:03:11,066 --> 00:03:12,151 likewise... 28 00:03:14,528 --> 00:03:17,406 this is my blood of the new covenant, 29 00:03:18,866 --> 00:03:22,453 shed for you, and for many, for the forgiveness of sins. 30 00:03:24,997 --> 00:03:29,126 Drink it, all of you, in remembrance of me. 31 00:03:48,187 --> 00:03:49,772 I am the true vine. 32 00:03:51,815 --> 00:03:54,109 And my Father is the vinedresser. 33 00:03:55,861 --> 00:03:59,698 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit, He takes away. 34 00:04:01,325 --> 00:04:05,245 And every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes, 35 00:04:06,163 --> 00:04:08,165 that it may bear more fruit. 36 00:04:09,708 --> 00:04:13,545 Abide in me, and I in you. 37 00:04:14,630 --> 00:04:19,093 As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine... 38 00:04:21,178 --> 00:04:24,682 neither can you, unless you abide in me. 39 00:04:26,892 --> 00:04:28,352 I am the vine. 40 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:30,980 You are the branches. 41 00:04:32,564 --> 00:04:35,859 Whoever abides in me, and I in him, 42 00:04:35,943 --> 00:04:39,071 he it is that bears much fruit, 43 00:04:39,655 --> 00:04:43,033 for apart from me, you can do nothing. 44 00:04:44,660 --> 00:04:50,457 If anyone does not abide in me, he is thrown away like a branch, and withers. 45 00:04:51,458 --> 00:04:57,256 And the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. 46 00:04:58,382 --> 00:05:00,259 If you abide in me, 47 00:05:01,260 --> 00:05:03,137 and my words in you, 48 00:05:04,430 --> 00:05:07,891 ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done. 49 00:05:09,018 --> 00:05:14,690 By this My father is glorified, that you bear much fruit, 50 00:05:15,524 --> 00:05:17,943 and so prove to be my disciples. 51 00:05:19,445 --> 00:05:24,575 As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you. 52 00:05:27,411 --> 00:05:28,829 Abide in my love. 53 00:05:38,255 --> 00:05:40,466 These things I have spoken to you, 54 00:05:41,842 --> 00:05:44,595 that my joy may be in you, 55 00:05:46,555 --> 00:05:50,017 and that your joy may be full. 56 00:06:10,913 --> 00:06:11,914 Rabbi. 57 00:06:13,540 --> 00:06:14,833 What are you smiling at? 58 00:06:22,049 --> 00:06:25,177 It's nothing. It's just that, uh... 59 00:06:33,852 --> 00:06:34,853 Rabbi. 60 00:06:42,820 --> 00:06:46,865 Earlier, I may have washed some of your feet. 61 00:06:50,577 --> 00:06:51,954 But not all of you are clean. 62 00:06:53,956 --> 00:06:54,957 What are you saying? 63 00:06:58,669 --> 00:07:01,046 The scripture has now been fulfilled. 64 00:07:04,216 --> 00:07:09,429 "He who has eaten my bread has lifted his heel against me." 65 00:07:11,056 --> 00:07:12,057 What? 66 00:07:16,103 --> 00:07:18,021 Truly, I say to you... 67 00:07:20,941 --> 00:07:22,818 one of you will betray me. 68 00:07:25,279 --> 00:07:26,780 Someone at this very table. 69 00:07:27,364 --> 00:07:28,824 Someone in this room? 70 00:07:32,244 --> 00:07:33,412 Who? 71 00:07:36,206 --> 00:07:37,749 One of you, brothers? 72 00:07:38,709 --> 00:07:39,710 Who? 73 00:07:40,836 --> 00:07:41,879 Tell us who. 74 00:07:42,421 --> 00:07:45,883 And we will bind him, and gag him, and throw him in a pit, so he can't do it. 75 00:07:50,721 --> 00:07:53,307 The Son of Man goes as it is written of Him. 76 00:07:55,809 --> 00:07:58,770 But woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed. 77 00:08:00,856 --> 00:08:03,817 It would have been better for him if he had never been born. 78 00:08:05,152 --> 00:08:06,737 Just say who it is. 79 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:12,618 And we'll make sure that man wishes he'd never been born. 80 00:08:27,925 --> 00:08:29,051 I need a moment. 81 00:08:51,323 --> 00:08:52,407 What's happening? 82 00:08:52,491 --> 00:08:54,034 - What? - Andrew. 83 00:09:09,758 --> 00:09:12,344 ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ 84 00:09:15,264 --> 00:09:18,308 ♪ Oh, child, come on in ♪ 85 00:09:18,392 --> 00:09:21,144 ♪ Jump in the water ♪ 86 00:09:21,228 --> 00:09:24,147 ♪ Got no trouble with the mess you been ♪ 87 00:09:24,231 --> 00:09:27,276 ♪ Walk on the water ♪ 88 00:09:29,778 --> 00:09:32,990 ♪ Walk on the water ♪ 89 00:09:35,867 --> 00:09:38,787 ♪ Walk on the water ♪ 90 00:09:38,870 --> 00:09:40,580 ♪ Oh, child ♪ 91 00:09:41,498 --> 00:09:44,584 ♪ Walk on the water ♪ 92 00:09:44,668 --> 00:09:46,378 ♪ Got no trouble ♪ 93 00:09:47,504 --> 00:09:50,465 ♪ Walk on the water ♪ 94 00:09:53,510 --> 00:09:58,098 ♪ Walk on the water ♪♪ 95 00:10:02,269 --> 00:10:04,563 And according to our treasurer report, 96 00:10:04,646 --> 00:10:05,939 the additional days needed 97 00:10:06,023 --> 00:10:09,276 to complete the columns in that section of Solomon's Porch, 98 00:10:09,359 --> 00:10:13,488 will result in a 14% increase over the original cost estimate. 99 00:10:14,823 --> 00:10:18,285 The Temple Renovation Committee unanimously approved the spending. 100 00:10:19,202 --> 00:10:21,997 Although I'm sure to the surprise of none of you, 101 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:24,916 Rabban Ozem required some convincing. 102 00:10:27,044 --> 00:10:28,253 All right, all right. 103 00:10:28,795 --> 00:10:32,174 From what I understand, there is no additional business for today. 104 00:10:32,257 --> 00:10:34,134 This meeting is adjourned. 105 00:10:37,095 --> 00:10:39,723 - Rabbi Nicodemus. - Ah. 106 00:10:39,806 --> 00:10:41,892 - Welcome back. - Thank you. 107 00:10:41,975 --> 00:10:44,561 I trust your time was fruitful. 108 00:10:44,644 --> 00:10:48,106 Oh, yes, yes. Good to be back, Ozem. 109 00:10:48,190 --> 00:10:54,571 Did the students in Bethel show enough appreciation for the Teacher of Teachers? 110 00:10:54,654 --> 00:10:57,282 Yes, th-they were lovely, 111 00:10:57,366 --> 00:11:00,369 but I'm sure they were glad to be rid of me. 112 00:11:01,536 --> 00:11:04,664 I'll see you in the morning for the committee meeting, yes? 113 00:11:04,748 --> 00:11:07,793 Yes. Yes, of course. 114 00:11:11,004 --> 00:11:12,005 Shmuel. 115 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:15,842 Rabbi Nicodemus, welcome back. 116 00:11:15,926 --> 00:11:18,303 Thank you. It's good to be back. 117 00:11:19,471 --> 00:11:21,765 I understand congratulations are in order. 118 00:11:22,682 --> 00:11:26,144 I'm sorry I wasn't here to officially welcome you. 119 00:11:26,228 --> 00:11:27,729 I'm honored to be part of it. 120 00:11:27,813 --> 00:11:28,814 Thank you. 121 00:11:30,649 --> 00:11:31,942 Yes, well... 122 00:11:35,028 --> 00:11:38,198 - Well, shalom, shalom. - Shalom, shalom. 123 00:11:38,281 --> 00:11:40,867 I'll be at your quarters in less than an hour, Rabbi Nicodemus. 124 00:11:40,951 --> 00:11:44,037 I have to stop by the Education and Labor Committee meeting first. 125 00:11:44,121 --> 00:11:46,456 - I'll talk to you soon. - Yes, yes. 126 00:11:49,042 --> 00:11:51,044 And it's good to see you again. 127 00:11:52,045 --> 00:11:53,255 Good to see you. 128 00:11:56,925 --> 00:11:59,553 The vote to approve the Sabbath law adjustment proposal 129 00:11:59,636 --> 00:12:02,514 was actually less contentious than I expected. 130 00:12:02,597 --> 00:12:04,391 You would have been surprised at the cooperation 131 00:12:04,474 --> 00:12:08,395 of some of our Sadducean friends, even Gedera. 132 00:12:13,358 --> 00:12:15,026 Uh, let me see what else. 133 00:12:15,110 --> 00:12:17,237 Just the highlights, Zebediah. 134 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:18,363 Understood. 135 00:12:18,447 --> 00:12:23,452 Uh, Agricultural and Food Committee are still working on their Jotapata analysis. 136 00:12:23,535 --> 00:12:26,997 Oh, the Ritual Purity Committee has decided that... 137 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:29,541 All right, you don't need an update on that. Let me see. 138 00:12:30,834 --> 00:12:32,669 Um... Ah. 139 00:12:32,752 --> 00:12:36,089 I will say, I saw you talking to Shmuel today. 140 00:12:36,173 --> 00:12:38,550 - His inauguration day was quite something. - Hmm. 141 00:12:38,633 --> 00:12:42,929 Shammai gave the welcome speech, and he really sang his praises, 142 00:12:43,013 --> 00:12:45,140 giving him credit for some of the events 143 00:12:45,223 --> 00:12:48,268 leading to the death of the baptizer from Galilee. 144 00:12:48,351 --> 00:12:51,813 President Shimon raised a ruckus about that whole business. 145 00:12:51,897 --> 00:12:53,565 Death? Of who? 146 00:12:53,648 --> 00:12:54,941 The Baptizer? 147 00:12:56,193 --> 00:12:57,819 John bar Zechariah, you know. 148 00:12:57,903 --> 00:13:00,530 - The one who Herod had imprisoned. - Of course I know who he is. 149 00:13:00,614 --> 00:13:02,991 I encountered him directly in Capernaum. 150 00:13:03,575 --> 00:13:04,576 He's dead? 151 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:07,746 Beheaded by Herod's court. 152 00:13:07,829 --> 00:13:09,873 It was a whole sordid tale. You hadn't heard? 153 00:13:10,999 --> 00:13:12,000 - No. - Oh. 154 00:13:12,083 --> 00:13:13,585 How did you encounter him? 155 00:13:14,169 --> 00:13:16,796 And did he call you a viper too? 156 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:18,632 No, no. Not-not quite. He... 157 00:13:19,466 --> 00:13:22,260 But he was certainly a character. 158 00:13:22,344 --> 00:13:24,513 - I visited him in prison there. - Huh. 159 00:13:25,514 --> 00:13:26,515 Beheaded? 160 00:13:26,598 --> 00:13:28,225 Mmm, that was the story. 161 00:13:28,308 --> 00:13:31,353 He had a cousin in Capernaum. 162 00:13:31,436 --> 00:13:35,857 A teacher who was amassing a following, doing signs and wonders. 163 00:13:35,941 --> 00:13:38,068 Yes, Jesus bar Joseph. 164 00:13:38,902 --> 00:13:39,986 You know the name? 165 00:13:40,070 --> 00:13:42,531 Yes, he was the focus of the larger discussion. 166 00:13:42,614 --> 00:13:45,450 Caiaphas ended up giving a whole speech about him. 167 00:13:45,534 --> 00:13:49,287 Caiaphas? How... How did this get to Caiaphas? 168 00:13:49,371 --> 00:13:51,665 He's a rabbi all the way in Capernaum. 169 00:13:51,748 --> 00:13:54,501 Your Bethel trip was too long, Rabbi. 170 00:13:55,085 --> 00:13:57,128 Jesus has been traveling all over, 171 00:13:57,212 --> 00:14:02,175 and these so-called signs and wonders you mentioned have bedeviled the people. 172 00:14:02,676 --> 00:14:05,554 He's the most popular Messiah claimant in a while. 173 00:14:06,096 --> 00:14:08,473 Shmuel had a whole damning report about him. 174 00:14:08,557 --> 00:14:12,102 Caiaphas had to issue an edict, empowering district leaders 175 00:14:12,185 --> 00:14:14,771 to bring him in for questioning for false prophecy, 176 00:14:14,854 --> 00:14:16,314 blasphemy, a litany of charges. 177 00:14:16,398 --> 00:14:17,774 I can't believe you missed all this. 178 00:14:17,857 --> 00:14:21,444 - You met him? - That's all for today, Zebediah. 179 00:14:21,528 --> 00:14:24,447 Thank you for your report. 180 00:14:24,531 --> 00:14:26,116 I'll see you in the morning? 181 00:14:26,866 --> 00:14:29,244 - Uh, of course. Is everything all right? - Yes, yes. 182 00:14:29,327 --> 00:14:31,997 It's just been a long day. I... 183 00:14:35,333 --> 00:14:37,961 Uh, give-give Rebeckah my regards. 184 00:14:38,044 --> 00:14:41,214 And you the same to Zohara. We'll have to have dinner soon. 185 00:14:41,298 --> 00:14:43,800 Yes, yes. I'll have Matthias set it up. 186 00:14:43,883 --> 00:14:45,552 - Shalom, shalom. - Shalom, shalom. 187 00:14:48,471 --> 00:14:51,099 - Matthias. - Yes, Rabbi? 188 00:14:51,182 --> 00:14:54,853 I want you to drop everything you're doing and listen to me carefully. 189 00:14:54,936 --> 00:14:56,563 I have an assignment for you. 190 00:14:58,189 --> 00:14:59,774 Mary of Magdala. 191 00:15:01,359 --> 00:15:03,653 - Have you been looking for me? - Yes. 192 00:15:04,487 --> 00:15:05,572 Teacher, it's you. 193 00:15:05,655 --> 00:15:10,076 Please, keep your voice down. Not everyone in this house is awake. 194 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:14,039 Why so secretive? Why didn't your men just tell me they were with you? 195 00:15:14,122 --> 00:15:16,666 I am so sorry, but we had no choice. 196 00:15:16,750 --> 00:15:19,628 I don't know what is in your head at the moment, 197 00:15:19,711 --> 00:15:23,506 how zealous you and the others are, what you will say, and to whom. 198 00:15:24,090 --> 00:15:26,426 You've not been discreet lately, and I need to be. 199 00:15:26,509 --> 00:15:28,178 Discreet? You're in the Sanhedrin. 200 00:15:29,262 --> 00:15:30,430 Where is this place? 201 00:15:30,513 --> 00:15:32,974 This is my home, but you don't need to know where. 202 00:15:33,058 --> 00:15:36,102 This city is crawling with spies, agents, and informers. 203 00:15:36,186 --> 00:15:37,812 I don't know why you've been so difficult to reach. 204 00:15:37,896 --> 00:15:41,107 I've really needed your help. Where have you been? 205 00:15:41,191 --> 00:15:44,694 Mary, it is very dangerous what you are doing. 206 00:15:45,737 --> 00:15:47,864 You were wise not to ask for me by name. 207 00:15:47,947 --> 00:15:49,949 But it was clear to us what you were up to. 208 00:15:50,033 --> 00:15:51,034 Who is "us"? 209 00:15:51,534 --> 00:15:52,535 You've had spies? 210 00:15:52,619 --> 00:15:55,288 Not spies, just keeping track. 211 00:15:55,372 --> 00:15:59,334 And your behavior could well have accelerated His demise. 212 00:15:59,417 --> 00:16:02,003 Accelerated? No, no. You're getting bad information. 213 00:16:02,921 --> 00:16:05,382 We've been on the run from the moment we arrived. 214 00:16:05,924 --> 00:16:09,010 Jesus has not passed up a single opportunity to make an enemy. 215 00:16:09,094 --> 00:16:11,429 I'm curious to know why you think that is. 216 00:16:12,764 --> 00:16:14,683 - I'm sorry? - Why is he doing this? 217 00:16:14,766 --> 00:16:17,686 Why is he systematically turning allies into enemies? 218 00:16:18,687 --> 00:16:19,688 You know Him. 219 00:16:20,188 --> 00:16:21,981 You've seen Him challenge authority before. 220 00:16:22,065 --> 00:16:25,276 - He won't shrink just because-- - Mary, this is something more. 221 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:28,405 - I will read you His own words. - How? 222 00:16:28,488 --> 00:16:32,325 My watchman was observing and taking notes. 223 00:16:32,409 --> 00:16:34,452 This from just two days ago. 224 00:16:34,536 --> 00:16:37,706 You know, when He upended the marketplace in the temple. 225 00:16:38,456 --> 00:16:44,087 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites. 226 00:16:44,796 --> 00:16:49,342 For you are like whitewashed tombs, who outwardly appear beautiful, 227 00:16:49,426 --> 00:16:52,762 but within are full of dead people's bones, 228 00:16:53,346 --> 00:16:54,973 and uncleanness. 229 00:16:55,056 --> 00:16:59,519 So you also outwardly appear righteous to others, 230 00:16:59,602 --> 00:17:04,065 but within are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness." 231 00:17:04,858 --> 00:17:07,861 Doesn't exactly sound like an invitation to join Him, does it? 232 00:17:08,778 --> 00:17:10,363 How long have you been tracking Him? 233 00:17:11,197 --> 00:17:12,198 Long enough. 234 00:17:12,282 --> 00:17:14,409 I don't understand. You've seen us? 235 00:17:14,951 --> 00:17:16,536 You've been watching all of us? 236 00:17:18,872 --> 00:17:21,583 Tell me why I shouldn't be very uncomfortable with all of this. 237 00:17:21,666 --> 00:17:23,668 He was only doing what I asked him to do. 238 00:17:23,752 --> 00:17:25,712 I've not seen Jesus since Capernaum. 239 00:17:25,795 --> 00:17:27,839 But when news reached Jerusalem 240 00:17:27,922 --> 00:17:30,675 that He was claiming to be the Christ, I had to. 241 00:17:30,759 --> 00:17:32,552 You had to what? Spy? 242 00:17:32,635 --> 00:17:35,472 Mary, I brought you here under duress, 243 00:17:35,555 --> 00:17:39,058 so I'm trying to be patient with your loose words. 244 00:17:39,642 --> 00:17:40,810 But you need to listen. 245 00:17:41,394 --> 00:17:46,524 I teach Torah and the foundations of our faith to students all over Israel. 246 00:17:47,275 --> 00:17:51,404 Please, try to understand the immense responsibility for our people 247 00:17:51,488 --> 00:17:55,283 that I feel on my shoulders from Adonai Himself. 248 00:17:55,366 --> 00:17:57,327 Every year, from every region, 249 00:17:58,077 --> 00:18:00,497 someone comes along, claiming to be the Messiah, 250 00:18:00,580 --> 00:18:03,708 and trying to sway our people, and mislead them. 251 00:18:03,792 --> 00:18:06,711 Now, most of them are crushed for their false prophecy 252 00:18:06,795 --> 00:18:08,880 and we never even hear of them. 253 00:18:08,963 --> 00:18:13,510 But when someone like Jesus achieves this level of influence 254 00:18:13,593 --> 00:18:14,928 over these many people, 255 00:18:15,011 --> 00:18:17,806 performing these kinds of signs and wonders, 256 00:18:17,889 --> 00:18:20,266 all the while claiming to be the Christ, 257 00:18:20,350 --> 00:18:25,063 and asserting His authority over the law and leaders of our people... 258 00:18:26,981 --> 00:18:30,360 I have a sacred duty to prove Him wrong. 259 00:18:31,444 --> 00:18:32,445 What did you see? 260 00:18:33,571 --> 00:18:37,617 What did he report to you? You met him yourself. I helped arrange it. 261 00:18:39,327 --> 00:18:41,746 I'm sure you saw who He is as well. 262 00:18:42,789 --> 00:18:44,290 What did he see? 263 00:18:47,210 --> 00:18:49,295 He saw the eyes of the blind opened. 264 00:18:49,838 --> 00:18:52,215 The ears of the deaf unstopped. 265 00:18:52,298 --> 00:18:54,342 The lame man leaping like... 266 00:18:55,677 --> 00:18:57,637 Like deer. 267 00:18:58,388 --> 00:19:01,641 And the tongue of the mute singing for joy. 268 00:19:01,724 --> 00:19:02,725 Isaiah. 269 00:19:02,809 --> 00:19:06,813 "The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light. 270 00:19:07,605 --> 00:19:10,441 Those that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, 271 00:19:10,525 --> 00:19:12,694 upon them a light has shined." 272 00:19:13,528 --> 00:19:14,779 I love that one. 273 00:19:14,863 --> 00:19:18,366 "But you, O Bethlehem, too little to be among the clan of Judah, 274 00:19:18,449 --> 00:19:21,327 from you shall come forth for me..." 275 00:19:21,411 --> 00:19:24,163 "One who is to be ruler of Israel. 276 00:19:24,873 --> 00:19:29,752 One whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days." 277 00:19:33,256 --> 00:19:36,175 You now know He is the one who fulfills these prophecies. 278 00:19:36,259 --> 00:19:37,802 I prayed He wouldn't. 279 00:19:38,511 --> 00:19:40,388 I needed Him to be a fraud. 280 00:19:41,556 --> 00:19:44,100 - But I've seen too much. - I know the feeling. 281 00:19:45,518 --> 00:19:46,895 And you saw Lazarus? 282 00:19:52,108 --> 00:19:54,152 So why haven't you told this to the others? 283 00:19:55,153 --> 00:19:56,863 Why have you been absent? 284 00:19:57,739 --> 00:20:00,575 I've been told you've not been seen in Sanhedrin at all lately? 285 00:20:00,658 --> 00:20:02,785 Apart from my present condition, 286 00:20:03,578 --> 00:20:07,040 there is the question of trying to get anything done in the Sanhedrin, 287 00:20:07,123 --> 00:20:11,419 let alone the intricacies of money, and politics, and fear 288 00:20:11,502 --> 00:20:14,339 that guide most of them, and govern their decisions. 289 00:20:14,839 --> 00:20:16,674 And when it comes to false prophecy... 290 00:20:18,885 --> 00:20:20,678 that is a wall I cannot climb. 291 00:20:20,762 --> 00:20:23,306 I've been looking for you because He needs your help. 292 00:20:24,724 --> 00:20:27,101 Why have you wanted to talk to me, if not to help? 293 00:20:27,185 --> 00:20:31,481 To warn you, and for you to warn Him that he's in danger. 294 00:20:32,315 --> 00:20:33,900 Well, message received. 295 00:20:35,693 --> 00:20:39,864 But for whatever reason, He's clearly not running from that danger. 296 00:20:41,449 --> 00:20:45,995 So now I'm asking you to help eliminate it. 297 00:20:46,079 --> 00:20:49,874 Your wisdom and strength led you to pursue Jesus in Capernaum 298 00:20:49,958 --> 00:20:52,627 when your colleagues wouldn't have ever considered it. 299 00:20:53,711 --> 00:20:57,340 I don't know what happened after that. That's between you and Him. But... 300 00:20:59,425 --> 00:21:01,094 I know you know the truth. 301 00:21:02,929 --> 00:21:05,473 And I'm asking you to do anything you can. 302 00:21:08,309 --> 00:21:12,188 - Mary, please, try to-- - Please! 303 00:21:15,525 --> 00:21:16,526 Please. 304 00:21:36,004 --> 00:21:39,382 Nicodemus, there is something else I wanted to say to you. 305 00:21:41,300 --> 00:21:42,385 Thank you. 306 00:21:44,345 --> 00:21:45,430 For what? 307 00:21:47,765 --> 00:21:49,058 For trying. 308 00:21:50,768 --> 00:21:53,938 That day the Romans brought you to my place in the Red Quarter. 309 00:21:54,981 --> 00:21:57,233 It must have been very uncomfortable for you. 310 00:21:58,401 --> 00:21:59,902 It's scary for anyone. 311 00:22:01,237 --> 00:22:04,282 I'm so grateful you at least made the attempt. 312 00:22:06,868 --> 00:22:09,537 I should have told you that the day we spoke in the market. 313 00:22:11,289 --> 00:22:13,374 And I know coming to the Red Quarter 314 00:22:13,458 --> 00:22:15,585 didn't initially turn out the way you had hoped. 315 00:22:18,421 --> 00:22:19,505 But... 316 00:22:20,048 --> 00:22:23,342 Look... ...what it led to. 317 00:22:25,261 --> 00:22:27,722 You're welcome. 318 00:22:29,015 --> 00:22:31,601 But I had nothing to do with who you are today. 319 00:22:32,769 --> 00:22:38,733 Your change is just as convincing as the prophecies of who He is. 320 00:22:40,109 --> 00:22:43,613 I don't know what else I can do, but I will search Torah. 321 00:22:43,696 --> 00:22:48,159 Perhaps the scriptures will reveal to us what is in store for Him. 322 00:23:01,964 --> 00:23:03,424 Nicodemus? 323 00:23:03,508 --> 00:23:04,509 Zohara. 324 00:23:05,093 --> 00:23:07,345 - I'm sorry, I didn't mean to disturb you. - Nico. 325 00:23:08,179 --> 00:23:11,974 You don't have to speak loudly for me to be stirred by your spirit, 326 00:23:12,683 --> 00:23:14,227 like I have been for months. 327 00:23:14,310 --> 00:23:17,897 I've been studying in earnest. There are things about my position that-- 328 00:23:17,980 --> 00:23:20,483 - Come in here. - Zohara, you don't understand-- 329 00:23:20,566 --> 00:23:21,567 Come. 330 00:23:31,619 --> 00:23:34,330 I have been with you for 60 years. 331 00:23:34,413 --> 00:23:36,499 Don't try to educate me on your position, 332 00:23:36,582 --> 00:23:39,460 as though I'm the teenager I was when we married. 333 00:23:40,670 --> 00:23:42,964 You can prepare for your lectures in your sleep. 334 00:23:43,047 --> 00:23:44,882 You don't need this level of research. 335 00:23:45,800 --> 00:23:49,095 You haven't finished a meal in weeks without abandoning the table, 336 00:23:49,178 --> 00:23:51,889 and me, for these scrolls. 337 00:23:52,765 --> 00:23:54,016 You're losing weight. 338 00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:57,353 You can barely hold yourself up since Matthias burst in 339 00:23:57,436 --> 00:23:59,188 a week ago, whispering frantically. 340 00:24:00,940 --> 00:24:03,568 I am not deaf and blind, Nico. 341 00:24:07,029 --> 00:24:08,281 We have to talk. 342 00:24:09,115 --> 00:24:10,533 We will. I... 343 00:24:13,035 --> 00:24:17,081 I just can't yet. 344 00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:19,250 I'm sorry. 345 00:24:25,131 --> 00:24:26,507 Please, sit down. 346 00:24:27,049 --> 00:24:29,218 Can we, uh, serve you something to-- 347 00:24:29,302 --> 00:24:30,511 We are not the same. 348 00:24:31,679 --> 00:24:33,347 I don't know what Shmuel has told you, 349 00:24:33,431 --> 00:24:38,227 but you should know now that you and I are not the same. 350 00:24:38,311 --> 00:24:39,437 That's certainly the case. 351 00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:44,442 I'm the anointed High Priest of Israel who represents the nation before God, 352 00:24:44,942 --> 00:24:49,447 the only human on earth allowed to enter the Holy of Holies, and... 353 00:24:50,990 --> 00:24:52,617 you, on the other hand, are... 354 00:24:52,700 --> 00:24:54,160 Helping to save your people. 355 00:24:56,621 --> 00:25:00,041 I assure you, I've not been brought here under false pretenses. 356 00:25:00,124 --> 00:25:01,876 I can deliver Him to you. 357 00:25:03,169 --> 00:25:04,879 But you must know something. 358 00:25:06,464 --> 00:25:09,425 I do believe that Jesus is most likely the Messiah. 359 00:25:09,508 --> 00:25:10,635 Why? 360 00:25:11,636 --> 00:25:12,637 Why what? 361 00:25:14,931 --> 00:25:16,265 Why do you believe that? 362 00:25:19,435 --> 00:25:20,478 I've seen too much. 363 00:25:20,561 --> 00:25:22,480 Then why are you doing this? 364 00:25:26,817 --> 00:25:28,736 I suppose I have not seen enough. 365 00:25:28,819 --> 00:25:32,782 Ah. Hence the "most likely." 366 00:25:32,865 --> 00:25:35,201 Hopefully we'll get to see it this week. 367 00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:40,831 If, when you take Him into custody, he effortlessly destroys His captors, 368 00:25:40,915 --> 00:25:43,084 leads us to victory over Rome, 369 00:25:43,167 --> 00:25:46,254 and takes His rightful place on the throne of David. 370 00:25:47,838 --> 00:25:50,258 Then I'll be celebrating with the rest of our people. 371 00:25:50,341 --> 00:25:51,342 You are... 372 00:25:52,510 --> 00:25:54,971 utterly out of your depth. 373 00:25:55,054 --> 00:25:56,389 I disagree. 374 00:25:56,472 --> 00:25:59,725 Malchus, Shmuel, will you give us the room? 375 00:26:04,063 --> 00:26:07,483 I do not appreciate being spoken to 376 00:26:07,566 --> 00:26:09,402 in such a manner, young man. 377 00:26:12,071 --> 00:26:15,658 Well, if you change your mind about needing his whereabouts, just let me know. 378 00:26:15,741 --> 00:26:17,034 Sit down! 379 00:26:17,618 --> 00:26:20,413 We are not finished. 380 00:26:30,464 --> 00:26:31,966 This isn't complicated, Your Honor. 381 00:26:33,009 --> 00:26:34,427 You need information, 382 00:26:34,510 --> 00:26:38,723 and I'm the only one capable and willing to give it to you. 383 00:26:44,061 --> 00:26:45,813 All we have to agree on is a price. 384 00:26:52,945 --> 00:26:54,655 Twenty pieces of silver. 385 00:26:58,534 --> 00:26:59,785 Don't insult me. 386 00:27:00,911 --> 00:27:01,912 Forty. 387 00:27:01,996 --> 00:27:03,914 - Twenty-five. - Thirty-eight. 388 00:27:08,627 --> 00:27:11,005 Thirty pieces of silver. 389 00:27:12,298 --> 00:27:13,466 Final offer. 390 00:27:14,967 --> 00:27:18,137 The equivalent of four months' wages. 391 00:27:21,057 --> 00:27:22,808 That is the price of a slave. 392 00:27:24,435 --> 00:27:27,438 And I will not live like one while I'm looking for a new job. 393 00:27:27,521 --> 00:27:28,522 Thirty-five. 394 00:27:28,606 --> 00:27:32,568 Thirty pieces of silver is my final offer. 395 00:27:32,651 --> 00:27:37,323 And a slave is about what Jesus is worth to me now. 396 00:27:37,907 --> 00:27:40,576 You have no leverage, Judas. 397 00:27:41,285 --> 00:27:42,995 I'm your only buyer. 398 00:27:43,079 --> 00:27:44,663 And I'm your only seller. 399 00:27:46,999 --> 00:27:52,213 The temple guard have sophisticated methods of extracting information... 400 00:27:53,589 --> 00:27:54,924 ...if you'd like. 401 00:27:56,967 --> 00:27:59,011 Or you can just take the money. 402 00:28:06,102 --> 00:28:08,354 - I have one condition. - I'm listening. 403 00:28:09,188 --> 00:28:11,273 I will provide an opportunity for you to arrest Him 404 00:28:11,357 --> 00:28:14,235 only in the absence of a crowd. 405 00:28:15,903 --> 00:28:17,738 He is more powerful than you, and you know it. 406 00:28:19,198 --> 00:28:20,366 The people will riot. 407 00:28:20,950 --> 00:28:25,037 If we do this stealthily, we can avoid an uprising, 408 00:28:25,663 --> 00:28:27,164 retribution from Rome, 409 00:28:28,374 --> 00:28:30,042 and a ruined Passover holiday. 410 00:28:30,126 --> 00:28:32,461 I thought you said, if He's arrested, 411 00:28:32,545 --> 00:28:37,258 He'll use his divine powers to strike down His adversaries. 412 00:28:37,341 --> 00:28:40,719 Could be the best Passover of all, wouldn't it? 413 00:28:40,803 --> 00:28:42,513 If He is who He says He is. 414 00:28:43,973 --> 00:28:45,057 If He's not... 415 00:28:49,812 --> 00:28:52,148 Thirty pieces of silver will be of no use to me 416 00:28:52,231 --> 00:28:53,691 when Pilate brutalizes us 417 00:28:53,774 --> 00:28:56,944 for disturbing the peace and inciting a revolt. 418 00:28:59,029 --> 00:29:02,283 I have a condition as well. 419 00:29:04,201 --> 00:29:08,205 You have 24 hours to deliver Him over to us. 420 00:29:09,373 --> 00:29:10,833 Time is of the essence. 421 00:29:15,963 --> 00:29:16,964 Deal. 422 00:29:20,801 --> 00:29:21,802 Twenty-four hours. 423 00:29:21,886 --> 00:29:23,345 You're an only son. 424 00:29:25,473 --> 00:29:26,474 I'm sorry? 425 00:29:26,557 --> 00:29:31,145 You're an only son of an only son, and he's passed away. 426 00:29:31,729 --> 00:29:34,398 I was given all your information, Judas. 427 00:29:34,482 --> 00:29:37,526 You're the last of the Iscariots. 428 00:29:40,029 --> 00:29:41,030 Yes. 429 00:29:41,113 --> 00:29:45,201 Unless you survive all this, and have a son, 430 00:29:45,284 --> 00:29:50,789 this could be your best chance for your family name to be remembered. 431 00:29:51,999 --> 00:29:55,920 Don't look so downtrodden. This is an opportunity. 432 00:29:57,755 --> 00:29:58,756 Now go. 433 00:29:59,590 --> 00:30:01,383 Deliver on your promise. 434 00:30:25,366 --> 00:30:28,035 You have no right to hold me here without explanation. 435 00:30:28,118 --> 00:30:30,287 What crimes have I committed? 436 00:30:30,371 --> 00:30:32,581 I have the right to speak to my legal representative. 437 00:30:32,665 --> 00:30:37,127 My friend, those rights are granted to citizens of the Roman Empire, 438 00:30:37,211 --> 00:30:41,840 of which you, decidedly, are not. 439 00:30:42,841 --> 00:30:44,301 Who are you? 440 00:30:44,385 --> 00:30:46,387 The one asking the questions. 441 00:30:59,650 --> 00:31:02,194 You arrived from the north three days ago, 442 00:31:03,112 --> 00:31:04,488 bringing with you 443 00:31:05,406 --> 00:31:08,367 a small militia of malcontents. 444 00:31:09,118 --> 00:31:11,245 You have since grown in numbers, 445 00:31:11,829 --> 00:31:13,289 amassed weapons, 446 00:31:13,372 --> 00:31:15,291 sharpened resentments, 447 00:31:15,374 --> 00:31:18,335 and convened a veritable serpent's den of aggressors, 448 00:31:18,419 --> 00:31:23,632 who remind me of zealots, but lack sophistication and training. 449 00:31:24,508 --> 00:31:26,802 The zealots, you know, they're a pain. 450 00:31:28,053 --> 00:31:31,515 But they have a precision and a clarity of purpose 451 00:31:32,141 --> 00:31:33,809 that makes them in some ways predictable. 452 00:31:33,892 --> 00:31:37,187 They at least know what they're doing, and therefore, so do we. 453 00:31:39,064 --> 00:31:40,482 But you are not precise. 454 00:31:41,442 --> 00:31:45,571 You are reckless, and messy, and disorganized. 455 00:31:46,322 --> 00:31:50,868 It was all too easy to find you out, to get in here, and put you in that chair. 456 00:31:51,493 --> 00:31:55,831 So it's my understanding, the Jews have made pilgrimage to this city 457 00:31:56,415 --> 00:31:59,251 to observe a solemn holiday of remembrance? 458 00:32:00,210 --> 00:32:03,005 Hmm? I might be getting that wrong. 459 00:32:04,423 --> 00:32:05,633 But from what I can tell, 460 00:32:05,716 --> 00:32:09,595 there's only one person acting up around here this week. 461 00:32:10,304 --> 00:32:16,185 Someone about whom so many people have such intense feelings and opinions. 462 00:32:16,268 --> 00:32:18,187 Both good and bad. 463 00:32:18,270 --> 00:32:20,856 He's the only figure at the moment... 464 00:32:22,107 --> 00:32:27,529 toward whom a man like you could stir up so much animosity. 465 00:32:28,238 --> 00:32:29,531 Tell me something, Kafni. 466 00:32:32,076 --> 00:32:33,077 Why you? 467 00:32:33,827 --> 00:32:36,497 Everybody's got an opinion about Jesus. 468 00:32:37,206 --> 00:32:39,750 So, what about yours led to all this? 469 00:32:43,962 --> 00:32:45,464 You're not a holy man. 470 00:32:48,842 --> 00:32:50,844 Bacchus be praised. 471 00:32:50,928 --> 00:32:53,013 You own land in wine country. 472 00:32:55,516 --> 00:32:56,767 He killed my daughter. 473 00:32:57,851 --> 00:32:59,978 If Jesus the Nazarene had committed murder, 474 00:33:00,062 --> 00:33:01,647 believe me, I'd know about it. 475 00:33:01,730 --> 00:33:03,774 How? 476 00:33:04,400 --> 00:33:05,442 You're not God. 477 00:33:05,526 --> 00:33:06,985 Let's leave God out of this. 478 00:33:07,069 --> 00:33:09,363 Honestly, I find the topic exhausting. 479 00:33:09,446 --> 00:33:11,156 What more do you want to know? 480 00:33:14,618 --> 00:33:17,830 All right, I'll bite, fine. How'd he kill your daughter? 481 00:33:17,913 --> 00:33:19,039 He seduced her. 482 00:33:19,123 --> 00:33:20,916 He really doesn't strike me as the romantic type. 483 00:33:20,999 --> 00:33:23,252 Not romantically. Spiritually. 484 00:33:23,335 --> 00:33:25,546 For the gods' sake, what did I just say about God? 485 00:33:27,715 --> 00:33:31,301 He performed a magic trick at a wedding 486 00:33:31,385 --> 00:33:36,765 that made her so grateful, and awed, and entranced 487 00:33:36,849 --> 00:33:39,893 that she became more loyal to Him than me. 488 00:33:39,977 --> 00:33:42,646 Hades and Styx. That's the pettiest thing I've ever heard. 489 00:33:42,730 --> 00:33:45,566 She left a promising career as a wine vintner 490 00:33:45,649 --> 00:33:48,152 to join his pathetic roving band. 491 00:33:49,153 --> 00:33:51,739 Wayfaring around the Upper Galilee, 492 00:33:51,822 --> 00:33:56,910 whipping crowds into frenzies over his teachings and sorceries. 493 00:33:56,994 --> 00:33:57,995 It... 494 00:33:59,788 --> 00:34:00,789 Until... 495 00:34:04,001 --> 00:34:08,630 Until one of those crowds devolved into a stampede. 496 00:34:08,714 --> 00:34:11,133 - And she was run through with a sword. - By whom? 497 00:34:12,968 --> 00:34:15,137 The Roman Praetor of Capernaum. 498 00:34:18,515 --> 00:34:19,516 Uh-huh. 499 00:34:20,893 --> 00:34:24,813 So a Roman praetor killed your daughter, not Jesus. You are dissembling, Kafni. 500 00:34:24,897 --> 00:34:27,024 She would never have been near Capernaum, 501 00:34:27,107 --> 00:34:29,985 or anything resembling that situation, if not for Him. 502 00:34:30,694 --> 00:34:33,947 - And He has not been held accountable. - She had free will, didn't she? 503 00:34:34,031 --> 00:34:36,784 No one was forcing her to travel around with this Jesus, were they? 504 00:34:36,867 --> 00:34:40,746 One of Jesus' other followers, a former employee of mine, 505 00:34:41,371 --> 00:34:43,874 beguiled her with his youthful charm, 506 00:34:43,957 --> 00:34:47,169 and lured her into the notion of marriage without my consent. 507 00:34:47,252 --> 00:34:48,962 Thought it didn't work that way with you people. 508 00:34:49,046 --> 00:34:50,214 There are loopholes. 509 00:34:51,632 --> 00:34:52,800 The law is complicated. 510 00:34:52,883 --> 00:34:56,011 Did your daughter ever say anything to you about avenging her death 511 00:34:56,094 --> 00:34:58,305 - if something would happen? - It's what any father would do. 512 00:34:58,388 --> 00:35:00,849 Why haven't you attempted vengeance against the Roman praetor? 513 00:35:00,933 --> 00:35:02,392 He was fired and sent away. 514 00:35:03,018 --> 00:35:04,353 Hanged, for all I know. 515 00:35:09,316 --> 00:35:11,026 Why are you looking at me like that? 516 00:35:11,109 --> 00:35:13,987 Well, I don't know, seems like you're under the impression 517 00:35:14,071 --> 00:35:16,532 that you could have done something more to prevent this. 518 00:35:17,491 --> 00:35:19,409 To protect your daughter. To save her. 519 00:35:20,828 --> 00:35:25,624 And instead of facing your guilt like a man, or dealing with your grief, 520 00:35:25,707 --> 00:35:28,293 you've decided to look for someone to blame. 521 00:35:28,377 --> 00:35:31,171 You don't know me. You don't know what's in my heart. 522 00:35:31,255 --> 00:35:33,340 You can't get directly to the praetor who did the deed, 523 00:35:33,423 --> 00:35:35,217 so now you've moved on to... 524 00:35:37,219 --> 00:35:38,595 frankly, an easy target. 525 00:35:38,679 --> 00:35:39,680 Oh. 526 00:35:40,514 --> 00:35:42,015 He's not an easy target. 527 00:35:42,099 --> 00:35:43,392 Let's find out. 528 00:35:43,475 --> 00:35:45,352 - What? - I don't have any children. 529 00:35:45,435 --> 00:35:48,856 But the way you've decided to make your daughter's untimely death 530 00:35:48,939 --> 00:35:50,482 all about yourself 531 00:35:51,191 --> 00:35:52,234 repulses me. 532 00:35:52,818 --> 00:35:54,069 However... 533 00:35:55,487 --> 00:35:58,949 your murderous commitment to alleviating your guilty conscience 534 00:35:59,032 --> 00:36:04,037 may prove useful to my purposes. 535 00:36:04,913 --> 00:36:06,248 What purposes? 536 00:36:08,542 --> 00:36:10,419 I have a proposal for you, Kafni. 537 00:36:11,295 --> 00:36:15,299 Instead of arresting you for unlawful assembly, 538 00:36:15,382 --> 00:36:18,427 possession of illegal weapons, incitement to violence, 539 00:36:18,510 --> 00:36:21,430 conspiracy to commit murder, and possibly insurrection, 540 00:36:21,513 --> 00:36:23,098 to name only a few, 541 00:36:23,181 --> 00:36:26,977 I will supply you with information regarding Jesus' whereabouts... 542 00:36:29,021 --> 00:36:31,064 - What has he done to you? - Pay attention, please. 543 00:36:32,733 --> 00:36:36,653 The only thing that's required to keep you out of jail, or worse, 544 00:36:37,613 --> 00:36:40,866 is that you continue to spread your venom to anyone who'll listen. 545 00:36:42,367 --> 00:36:45,120 Let me explain this to you in a way you might understand. 546 00:36:45,829 --> 00:36:47,956 Keep doing what you're doing. 547 00:36:49,499 --> 00:36:53,170 Try to turn the tide of public opinion against Jesus, 548 00:36:53,253 --> 00:36:55,756 and quid pro quo... 549 00:36:59,635 --> 00:37:01,136 Right. In exchange... 550 00:37:03,055 --> 00:37:05,390 I'll keep holes out of your hands and feet. 551 00:37:05,474 --> 00:37:06,808 Holes? 552 00:37:10,020 --> 00:37:11,146 We're finished here. 553 00:37:13,899 --> 00:37:15,734 - So, what now? - Now... 554 00:37:18,236 --> 00:37:19,655 - We wait. - For what? 555 00:37:23,533 --> 00:37:24,743 For the light of day. 556 00:38:21,967 --> 00:38:24,052 "The people who walked in darkness... 557 00:38:25,721 --> 00:38:27,305 have seen a great light. 558 00:38:31,685 --> 00:38:35,564 Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death... 559 00:38:39,067 --> 00:38:41,486 upon them a light has shined." 560 00:38:46,700 --> 00:38:47,909 Thank you for that. 561 00:39:05,052 --> 00:39:06,845 Go. Here, underneath. 562 00:39:06,928 --> 00:39:09,598 Passover begins in eight hours. 563 00:39:10,182 --> 00:39:12,350 One last thorough search. 564 00:39:12,434 --> 00:39:17,064 There cannot be even a single speck of leaven anywhere in the house. 565 00:39:17,147 --> 00:39:20,776 Tova, I want you to boil water and fire up the ovens 566 00:39:20,859 --> 00:39:24,613 to heat the surfaces of the kitchen and kill any remaining hametz. 567 00:39:24,696 --> 00:39:27,074 - Yes, Malchus. - Sam, Shechem, Malah. 568 00:39:27,157 --> 00:39:28,867 I want you to look for crumbs under every cushion. 569 00:39:28,950 --> 00:39:32,162 Search every pocket of every robe in the closet. 570 00:39:32,245 --> 00:39:37,542 Pour boiling water over every platter, cup, utensil, dish, or knife 571 00:39:37,626 --> 00:39:41,546 that has even come close to a piece of bread in the last year. 572 00:39:43,298 --> 00:39:45,801 Governor. Uh-- Can I help you, sir? 573 00:39:45,884 --> 00:39:48,845 What do you intend to do with Jesus of Nazareth? 574 00:39:50,347 --> 00:39:53,225 A chag semeach to you too, Pontius. 575 00:39:53,308 --> 00:39:55,560 - I don't observe this holiday. - No kidding. 576 00:39:55,644 --> 00:39:58,313 I am maintaining my side of this arrangement, Caiaphas. 577 00:39:58,396 --> 00:40:00,649 I've made plans to make an example of a zealot. 578 00:40:01,149 --> 00:40:03,235 Now tell me what you're doing to maintain yours. 579 00:40:03,318 --> 00:40:04,778 A zealot? How wonderful. 580 00:40:04,861 --> 00:40:07,572 That should be well received on both sides, 581 00:40:07,656 --> 00:40:12,119 because both your people and our people hate zealots. 582 00:40:12,202 --> 00:40:15,455 They... They bring down your wrath on the common people. 583 00:40:15,539 --> 00:40:18,083 They make things worse for everyone. 584 00:40:18,166 --> 00:40:19,709 Don't change the subject. 585 00:40:19,793 --> 00:40:22,379 Your people hate zealots, and they don't hate Jesus. 586 00:40:22,462 --> 00:40:24,005 I won't argue with that. 587 00:40:25,215 --> 00:40:31,388 But this city has a messianic fever, and I need to bring the temperature down. 588 00:40:31,471 --> 00:40:33,390 Well, we agree there. 589 00:40:33,473 --> 00:40:35,767 In the broadest sense, we always have. 590 00:40:35,851 --> 00:40:37,519 I, too, want a lower temperature. 591 00:40:37,602 --> 00:40:42,732 Ah. Well, there are some families of massacred Jews 592 00:40:42,816 --> 00:40:44,651 who might take issue with that. 593 00:40:44,734 --> 00:40:46,528 And neither of us wants a repeat. 594 00:40:46,611 --> 00:40:49,614 I want peace, just like you. 595 00:40:50,157 --> 00:40:52,367 I just don't like what I'm hearing about your methods. 596 00:40:52,450 --> 00:40:53,827 What have you heard? 597 00:40:54,786 --> 00:40:57,539 - Don't insult me. - So you've been spying on us? 598 00:40:57,622 --> 00:41:01,168 You're not Roman citizens. You have no right to privacy. 599 00:41:01,251 --> 00:41:02,460 Exactly. 600 00:41:03,712 --> 00:41:06,798 You're not one of us. You don't believe in our God. 601 00:41:06,882 --> 00:41:11,469 Therefore, you cannot begin to know what's best for us. 602 00:41:12,053 --> 00:41:16,516 There are layers to this you do not comprehend. 603 00:41:16,600 --> 00:41:20,770 Thousands of years of theology, tradition, and law. 604 00:41:20,854 --> 00:41:23,565 Well, if you know what's best for the Jewish people, 605 00:41:23,648 --> 00:41:25,734 then why does Jerusalem have a fever? 606 00:41:25,817 --> 00:41:30,447 You asked me what I plan to do to maintain my side of our arrangement, 607 00:41:30,530 --> 00:41:32,991 and yet... ...you already know. 608 00:41:33,658 --> 00:41:34,910 Why the intrusion? 609 00:41:34,993 --> 00:41:38,747 You just wanted to hear me say it out loud? 610 00:41:38,830 --> 00:41:42,292 Wipe that smug look off your face. 611 00:41:43,126 --> 00:41:45,879 You've grown too comfortable with our arrangement. 612 00:41:47,005 --> 00:41:50,508 So much so that you think you deserve the special treatment 613 00:41:50,592 --> 00:41:53,011 the empire has come to give you over the years. 614 00:41:53,094 --> 00:41:56,640 We're God's Chosen People. Why should we expect anything less? 615 00:41:56,723 --> 00:42:02,103 It's galling and confounding to everyone I know in Rome. 616 00:42:02,854 --> 00:42:07,609 Even our stoic philosopher Seneca has wondered aloud, to my humiliation, 617 00:42:07,692 --> 00:42:12,864 how in Jerusalem, the vanquished have given laws to the victors. 618 00:42:12,948 --> 00:42:13,949 Well, not anymore! 619 00:42:19,329 --> 00:42:22,958 Let me say to you, plain and simple, Caiaphas, 620 00:42:24,292 --> 00:42:26,127 if you go through with this, 621 00:42:26,920 --> 00:42:29,381 and tensions rise as a result, 622 00:42:30,423 --> 00:42:33,635 our alliance is over. 623 00:42:40,308 --> 00:42:41,309 Shut up. 624 00:42:50,485 --> 00:42:51,903 This is oppression. 625 00:42:52,696 --> 00:42:58,243 We are devout men, yes, but we work hard, and we pay our tribute. 626 00:42:58,910 --> 00:43:00,412 This is an outrage! 627 00:43:00,495 --> 00:43:03,206 Sorry about the mix-up. Ta'ot shli, it was our mistake. 628 00:43:03,999 --> 00:43:05,083 Shalom, shalom. 629 00:43:06,084 --> 00:43:07,752 Move out. 630 00:43:24,561 --> 00:43:25,854 Swords. 631 00:43:28,648 --> 00:43:30,317 - Go in. Hup. - Yes, sir. 632 00:43:53,006 --> 00:43:57,719 For the Lord God is a sun and shield. 633 00:43:58,511 --> 00:44:03,767 The Lord bestows favor and honor. 634 00:44:05,393 --> 00:44:12,025 No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly. 635 00:44:14,527 --> 00:44:18,531 Adonai has blessed and anointed our cause. 636 00:44:20,158 --> 00:44:22,786 And as David wrote when he feigned madness 637 00:44:22,869 --> 00:44:24,662 to evade the King of Gath, 638 00:44:24,746 --> 00:44:28,792 "When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them 639 00:44:28,875 --> 00:44:30,001 out of all of their troubles." 640 00:44:30,085 --> 00:44:32,170 - It's a sign. - From the Prophet Jeremiah. 641 00:44:33,338 --> 00:44:37,675 Great are Your purposes, and mighty are Your deeds. 642 00:44:38,343 --> 00:44:42,514 Your eyes are open to all the ways of the children of man, 643 00:44:43,390 --> 00:44:48,269 rewarding each one according to his ways, 644 00:44:48,353 --> 00:44:51,773 and according to the fruit of his deeds. 645 00:44:51,856 --> 00:44:55,402 Job, at his lowest, cried out to Adonai, 646 00:44:55,485 --> 00:44:58,488 "I know that you can do all things, 647 00:44:58,571 --> 00:45:02,033 and that no purpose of yours shall be thwarted." 648 00:45:03,493 --> 00:45:06,746 You make a deal with the enemies of our people and our God, 649 00:45:06,830 --> 00:45:09,874 and call it divine purpose? 650 00:45:21,594 --> 00:45:24,222 If you'll excuse me, brothers. 651 00:45:26,850 --> 00:45:28,393 For just a moment. 652 00:45:33,815 --> 00:45:35,525 - What are you doing? - I am leaving, Kafni. 653 00:45:35,608 --> 00:45:38,319 - Why? - Because it is the right thing to do. 654 00:45:38,903 --> 00:45:41,573 Leaving Jerusalem hours before Passover? 655 00:45:41,656 --> 00:45:46,286 Using the Holy Scriptures to delude and justify yourself? It's pathetic. 656 00:45:46,369 --> 00:45:48,705 - You will not speak to me in that tone. - Or what? 657 00:45:49,289 --> 00:45:51,124 Nothing more can hurt me. 658 00:45:52,459 --> 00:45:54,544 My daughter is dead. 659 00:45:55,211 --> 00:45:56,713 My husband is a shadow. 660 00:45:57,589 --> 00:45:59,257 And we are in league with Rome? 661 00:45:59,340 --> 00:46:03,595 It was a Roman blade, yes, but she was only there... 662 00:46:03,678 --> 00:46:05,054 To follow her rabbi. 663 00:46:05,138 --> 00:46:06,639 He bewitched her! 664 00:46:06,723 --> 00:46:09,225 Love is not a spell, Kafni. 665 00:46:10,602 --> 00:46:15,648 Her love for her rabbi and for her future husband were real. 666 00:46:15,732 --> 00:46:17,984 Thomas was never worthy. 667 00:46:18,067 --> 00:46:20,528 That is rich coming from you at this moment. 668 00:46:20,612 --> 00:46:21,654 You're not leaving. 669 00:46:22,906 --> 00:46:26,117 I can't have Jesus taking both my daughter and my wife from me. 670 00:46:27,952 --> 00:46:32,540 If you think that this may soften my resolve, you are mistaken. 671 00:46:35,710 --> 00:46:37,003 I love you, Kafni. 672 00:46:37,921 --> 00:46:39,464 And I serve God and His laws. 673 00:46:39,547 --> 00:46:41,382 Which is why I pray that He will forgive me 674 00:46:41,466 --> 00:46:43,593 that I cannot stand by and watch 675 00:46:43,676 --> 00:46:47,430 what hate and guilt have turned you into. 676 00:47:23,633 --> 00:47:24,801 Hello, Simon. 677 00:47:26,511 --> 00:47:29,305 We're not doing another chase-and-evade, good? 678 00:47:29,389 --> 00:47:31,474 Let's talk now, man-to-man? 679 00:47:34,352 --> 00:47:37,188 - You know what this building is? - A prison. 680 00:47:37,272 --> 00:47:39,232 - Mm-hmm. - What was that back there? 681 00:47:40,108 --> 00:47:41,276 I know Kafni. 682 00:47:41,943 --> 00:47:45,196 It wasn't your mistake detaining him, so tell me what's going on. 683 00:47:45,280 --> 00:47:46,614 I'm well aware of what it cost you 684 00:47:46,698 --> 00:47:48,783 to leave your old order and to follow Jesus. 685 00:47:48,866 --> 00:47:51,911 That level of dedication could have gotten you killed. 686 00:47:51,995 --> 00:47:53,913 - It may yet. - I hear no lies. 687 00:47:55,164 --> 00:47:56,749 Jesus is in real danger. 688 00:47:59,002 --> 00:48:00,628 I don't have to tell you that. 689 00:48:00,712 --> 00:48:03,840 No jail could hold the Messiah. 690 00:48:03,923 --> 00:48:07,510 No prison bars or shackles could contain Him. 691 00:48:09,637 --> 00:48:11,806 Oh, you think I came here as some sort of a stunt? 692 00:48:13,141 --> 00:48:15,560 Have a chat with you about the seriousness of your situation? 693 00:48:15,643 --> 00:48:17,604 Come on, Zee. 694 00:48:18,146 --> 00:48:21,065 That'd be a waste of my time. I came to question a zealot. 695 00:48:21,649 --> 00:48:27,238 Yeah, a murderer who is being transferred into this prison right about... 696 00:48:30,450 --> 00:48:32,201 Cronus be praised. 697 00:48:32,785 --> 00:48:33,786 Right on time. 698 00:48:43,630 --> 00:48:44,922 Simon the Sicarius... 699 00:48:46,132 --> 00:48:47,133 is dead. 700 00:48:48,009 --> 00:48:49,344 Barabbas. 701 00:48:52,597 --> 00:48:53,931 Oh, you know him? 702 00:48:54,932 --> 00:48:55,933 Old friend? 703 00:48:57,310 --> 00:49:02,565 Well, your pal is scheduled for execution, in about, uh... 704 00:49:03,983 --> 00:49:06,277 ah, 28 hours, give or take. 705 00:49:07,236 --> 00:49:08,363 A day and then some. 706 00:49:09,405 --> 00:49:12,533 Barabbas came to find me when I left the order. 707 00:49:12,617 --> 00:49:15,411 And you both survived? Somebody didn't do his job. 708 00:49:15,495 --> 00:49:17,372 - We spoke. - Not what they sent him to do. 709 00:49:17,455 --> 00:49:18,498 He saw things. 710 00:49:19,415 --> 00:49:23,670 Things that should have compelled him to leave the order and believe. 711 00:49:24,253 --> 00:49:26,422 - You think you could've saved him? - I didn't say that. 712 00:49:26,506 --> 00:49:30,385 He could have saved himself, if only he'd opened his eyes and heart. 713 00:49:30,468 --> 00:49:32,095 Well, he did not open his eyes. 714 00:49:32,178 --> 00:49:35,598 Don't know about his heart, don't care, 'cause now he's got to pay up. 715 00:49:35,682 --> 00:49:39,394 Consequences, Simon. I think you're about to find that out. 716 00:49:40,186 --> 00:49:44,190 I said, no jail could contain Him. 717 00:49:44,273 --> 00:49:45,566 Touchy. 718 00:49:47,151 --> 00:49:48,528 Fine. 719 00:49:48,611 --> 00:49:52,156 So maybe your Messiah won't be jailed, but what about your friends? 720 00:49:53,074 --> 00:49:54,117 Hmm? 721 00:49:54,200 --> 00:49:55,660 One of them has already died. 722 00:50:04,085 --> 00:50:06,462 You know what? I'm just gonna leave those there. 723 00:50:07,004 --> 00:50:09,382 In case you think you need to be ready. 724 00:50:13,803 --> 00:50:15,722 Luck happens... 725 00:50:17,140 --> 00:50:20,017 when preparation meets opportunity. 726 00:50:23,980 --> 00:50:25,273 Buona fortuna... 727 00:50:26,983 --> 00:50:28,151 Simon Zee. 728 00:50:50,339 --> 00:50:51,424 Mmm. 729 00:50:54,969 --> 00:50:57,138 "Today the spirit of the Lord is upon me. 730 00:50:57,221 --> 00:51:01,768 He has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor." 731 00:51:03,311 --> 00:51:07,690 "Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing." 732 00:51:10,234 --> 00:51:12,862 "I and the Father are one." 733 00:51:17,200 --> 00:51:20,870 Ah. "He was despised and rejected of men, 734 00:51:20,953 --> 00:51:22,705 a man of sorrow, 735 00:51:22,789 --> 00:51:24,916 acquainted with grief." 736 00:51:26,542 --> 00:51:27,543 Ha! 737 00:51:28,461 --> 00:51:31,923 "Do not think I come to abolish the law or the prophets. 738 00:51:32,006 --> 00:51:35,676 I do not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them." 739 00:51:35,760 --> 00:51:37,011 Ah! 740 00:51:39,388 --> 00:51:40,765 - Rabbi Nicodemus? - Oh! 741 00:51:42,266 --> 00:51:44,644 - Yussif. - I'm sorry to disturb you. 742 00:51:45,186 --> 00:51:47,814 These scriptures already disturb me. 743 00:51:48,564 --> 00:51:51,067 With all respect, I bring news that might make it worse. 744 00:51:51,943 --> 00:51:53,027 What? 745 00:51:53,986 --> 00:51:55,696 The facts are not fully confirmed, 746 00:51:55,780 --> 00:51:58,115 but my confidants are not given to exaggeration 747 00:51:58,199 --> 00:52:00,618 or inference without solid evidence. 748 00:52:00,701 --> 00:52:02,537 Don't withhold, young man. Say it. 749 00:52:03,579 --> 00:52:05,706 Caiaphas is making plans to arrest Jesus. 750 00:52:07,708 --> 00:52:08,960 Oh, impossible. 751 00:52:09,669 --> 00:52:11,045 He doesn't have the authority. 752 00:52:11,921 --> 00:52:16,759 And according to my reconnaissance, no one is certain where to find Jesus. 753 00:52:16,843 --> 00:52:18,261 There is talk of a collaborator. 754 00:52:19,595 --> 00:52:20,596 A traitor? 755 00:52:20,680 --> 00:52:22,682 From within the ranks of his own followers. 756 00:52:23,266 --> 00:52:25,643 Who among them could be capable of such a thing? 757 00:52:25,726 --> 00:52:27,728 I don't know what Matthias has told you, 758 00:52:28,271 --> 00:52:30,356 but not all of the followers are in agreement 759 00:52:30,439 --> 00:52:31,440 on how they view Jesus. 760 00:52:32,275 --> 00:52:34,986 I have witnessed dissent between them at the house of Lazarus. 761 00:52:35,069 --> 00:52:38,698 Even if one of them betrayed His whereabouts at this very moment, 762 00:52:39,365 --> 00:52:41,784 the Sanhedrin still have to convene for a trial. 763 00:52:41,868 --> 00:52:45,538 And it is illegal for a capital offense to be tried 764 00:52:45,621 --> 00:52:48,749 on the day of preparation for the High Holy Day. 765 00:52:48,833 --> 00:52:51,377 Passover is in less than seven hours. 766 00:52:51,460 --> 00:52:55,882 - Caiaphas's hands are tied. - I assure you, they're not. 767 00:52:55,965 --> 00:52:59,176 Or rather they are, to his father-in-law. 768 00:53:00,344 --> 00:53:01,637 Annas. 769 00:53:02,930 --> 00:53:05,391 He's been deposed before. We can depose him again. 770 00:53:05,474 --> 00:53:10,229 If he's the one behind all of this, which I suppose he is. 771 00:53:10,313 --> 00:53:11,606 - "We"? - It's a naked violation 772 00:53:11,689 --> 00:53:13,816 of the law and tradition. 773 00:53:15,234 --> 00:53:18,279 - Most of the judges don't even like Annas. - You said "we." 774 00:53:18,362 --> 00:53:19,363 Mmm. 775 00:53:19,447 --> 00:53:21,282 Will you join me and Shimon and the centrists 776 00:53:21,365 --> 00:53:23,993 in denouncing Caiaphas's brazen infractions? 777 00:53:24,076 --> 00:53:25,453 Where would I even do that? 778 00:53:26,037 --> 00:53:30,207 Most of the administrative meeting spaces in the temple are closed for Passover. 779 00:53:30,291 --> 00:53:33,669 Nicodemus, you know Caiaphas has no scruples. 780 00:53:33,753 --> 00:53:37,214 My informers say they will call an emergency meeting overnight, tonight, 781 00:53:37,298 --> 00:53:41,886 citing an obscure loophole authorization from the Sefer HaMakabim 782 00:53:41,969 --> 00:53:43,930 during times of national crisis. 783 00:53:44,013 --> 00:53:46,098 But Jesus is not a national crisis. 784 00:53:46,891 --> 00:53:51,395 Well, He is, insofar as they rightly perceive Him to be a threat 785 00:53:51,479 --> 00:53:57,276 to this current corrupt Israeli hierarchy, which he's poised to dismantle. 786 00:53:57,360 --> 00:53:59,737 They're not all corrupt, but they are all scared. 787 00:53:59,820 --> 00:54:02,156 - Of course they are. - If I may be so bold, 788 00:54:02,239 --> 00:54:04,909 you are too harsh on your brethren, Rabban. 789 00:54:05,576 --> 00:54:07,203 They are mostly good men... 790 00:54:07,286 --> 00:54:08,537 ...dedicated to their faith, 791 00:54:08,621 --> 00:54:11,582 devoted to preserving our traditions and Torah. 792 00:54:11,666 --> 00:54:13,876 They just weren't ready for Jesus. 793 00:54:15,461 --> 00:54:19,006 I don't think anyone was, present company included. 794 00:54:19,924 --> 00:54:22,510 - Me or you? - Both. 795 00:54:24,553 --> 00:54:28,015 A sunset-to-sunset has not passed, and somehow, 796 00:54:28,099 --> 00:54:31,602 I have twice been accused of misunderstanding Jesus of Nazareth. 797 00:54:31,686 --> 00:54:33,104 So you do? 798 00:54:33,187 --> 00:54:35,106 - Do what? - Understand Jesus. 799 00:54:36,148 --> 00:54:38,192 I'm... 800 00:54:38,275 --> 00:54:39,902 ...getting there. 801 00:54:39,986 --> 00:54:42,113 So, what's next? How can we solve this? 802 00:54:42,196 --> 00:54:46,033 Both you and Mary need to understand, the die is cast. 803 00:54:46,701 --> 00:54:49,120 My status is irrelevant. 804 00:54:49,203 --> 00:54:51,080 This requires a level of dexterity 805 00:54:51,163 --> 00:54:53,833 that neither of you have been forced to implement. 806 00:54:53,916 --> 00:54:59,255 It's not something I can solve with stern words in a back room somewhere. 807 00:54:59,839 --> 00:55:04,010 If you or I disclose our allegiance, now or ever, 808 00:55:04,093 --> 00:55:08,305 we will be shut out of all discussions altogether. 809 00:55:08,389 --> 00:55:10,141 Mary, His follower? 810 00:55:10,224 --> 00:55:11,350 I sent for her. 811 00:55:11,434 --> 00:55:13,519 She was searching for me, but recklessly. 812 00:55:13,602 --> 00:55:17,148 She could have quickened the disaster that is so rapidly unfolding. 813 00:55:17,231 --> 00:55:18,733 She was looking for help anywhere she can find it. 814 00:55:18,816 --> 00:55:20,151 I said, recklessly. 815 00:55:20,234 --> 00:55:22,862 And you cared enough about that to bring her in. Why? 816 00:55:22,945 --> 00:55:25,489 If you're so resigned to the fate of Jesus. 817 00:55:25,573 --> 00:55:26,782 To save her and the others. 818 00:55:26,866 --> 00:55:29,076 - From what? - From what could happen next. 819 00:55:29,785 --> 00:55:31,829 I can't stop the Sanhedrin's attempts, 820 00:55:31,912 --> 00:55:34,874 but I can at least warn Jesus and His followers. 821 00:55:34,957 --> 00:55:36,709 Rabbi Nicodemus. 822 00:55:37,543 --> 00:55:38,878 Please, hear me. 823 00:55:40,046 --> 00:55:41,047 You are right. 824 00:55:42,298 --> 00:55:47,845 Neither I nor Mary have the wisdom or experience you have. 825 00:55:48,846 --> 00:55:52,558 But we are willing to do anything. 826 00:55:53,225 --> 00:55:57,063 You say we will be shut out of all discussions if we reveal ourselves. 827 00:55:57,605 --> 00:55:59,482 I will follow your lead on that. 828 00:56:00,775 --> 00:56:04,278 But surely we can be part of the discussion tonight. 829 00:56:04,361 --> 00:56:09,033 I am studying the scriptures and Jesus' statements 830 00:56:09,116 --> 00:56:11,619 for clues as to what can happen next. 831 00:56:12,828 --> 00:56:14,330 Or what He has in store. 832 00:56:15,873 --> 00:56:19,627 It's a mystery. I have no idea what might happen tonight. 833 00:56:22,797 --> 00:56:23,964 Let's find out.