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(Indistinct conversation)

Because you don't know how to count

Please sir

Last time we had the same problem. I asked him for 8

No no, you take this back and bring 8 like I asked

No Eight! - Fire!

No Lord but God

(Clapping)

You ruined one of my carts

It did get his attention Rabbi

You're very resourceful, Simon

Thats it for today zealots

Cmon Simon, lets eat

Murder training

Real subtle

I'll be seeing you real soon, Simon

He is as inventive as he is dedicated

I have overseen Simon's training for the last 3 years

He has never failed me

Now he has never had an assignment like this before

A Roman magistrate on the streets of Jerusalem

But he will have at least 2 escorts

Every breath this Roman takes is damned

Every garland he ordains for this so called high priest, stained

Caiaphas has resisted... - His resistance is a show

The Romans however, do not know that

The magistrates mysterious death

Will cast suspicion upon Caiaphas

Resulting in his arrest

Simon is upto the task

Send him to me

(Indiscernible)

I have never been to Jerusalem

Really? How is that possible?

My father took me and my mother to the feasts

This is your first feast of the tabernacles?

No this is just my first time in Jerusalem

Tabernacle is a temporary dwelling... - Its a tent

I know what a tabernacle is

So what? Do we have to build one to eat?

Uh... huh

I was being facetious. - God said to live in a booth for 7 days during His feast

To commemorate how the children of Israel lived in temporary shelters for 40 years in the desert

Still odd

What of 3 pilgrimage holidays

For every able-bodied Israelite male to travel to Jerusalem

And present himself before Adonai

You really don't know of any of this stuff?

I've already admitted that I don't know all of it

I didn't pay much attention

I do recall my father used to leave 3 times a year

Why is it only the men are required to go?

It can be a perilous journey

Difficult for children and the sick people who need caretakers but

It doesn't prohibit anyone

Ive taken Eden many times

Sharp!

Alright I need some buddies to go into town with me

Nathaniel gave me a list of supplies for this

Masterpiece of his

Pick me

Pick me Simon

Then will you stop doing that?

(door closes)

Enter

Please

To whom do you serve?

El Shaddai, God of power and might God of war

What is your name?

For what were you born?

To cleanse Israel of her enemies

To expel all non-Jews from Jerusalem

As the scriptures demand

Which scriptures?

From the scroll of Moses, Shemoth

Whoever sacrifices to any God other than the Lord alone

Shall be devoted to destruction

You will travel to Jerusalem for the feast of the Tabernacles

With the order? - Two days prior

You will leave first thing in the morning

In Jerusalem, you will assassinate an enemy of God

The Roman magistrate

Rufus

You will be met by your brother in the city

M... my brother? - A Jerusalem zealot and his team

They have been tracking Rufus

Once you are briefed on the Roman's movements

You will lead the team

Yes master

Carry out your orders Simon of Zebulan, or never return

(Order praying)

It doesn't matter. Any kind of crate or... - a stone would work

A stone, Honi? This is a public teaching

Ill pick this market specifically

Because it serves so many poor

They are hungry for the words of a teacher

And are probably afraid of you

Afraid of what? - Its the holy city

You are a Pharisee

Just relax

Let us pray

Blessed are you Lord our God

King of the universe, who bestows good things upon the unworthy

But that's the blessing for life-threatening situations

You'll be fine

This is the first step to gaining a following

And once you have, your message will have even greater weight in the temple

For both of us

To luck

You're leaving? - These people are hungry for the word

Im hungry for breakfast

Blessed are you O Lord our God, king of the universe, who does good and is... good

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(People shouting)

You okay Jesse? - Huh?

Not moving from the edge?

There is no point

It was a dumb idea

You're not going to try anymore?

You know Jesse

If you dont have any hope

Why are you still here?

(Man groaning)

Can you believe that guy is here?

I saw him earlier. Who is that?

Thats is a ghost

A Cohortes Urbani

Secret police?

More like marshals

Elite soldier, investigators

I heard the captain call him Atticus

Dont stare

Never seen one before

Or you have and you didn't know

Move on

(sheep bleating)

What brings you to Jerusalem?

A festival, a pilgrimage - You're a few days early?

I have family here. - In what district?

In Antonia fortress

You carrying weapons? - No

You're free to go

(Man shrieking)

What was his crime?

Murder

What is your name soldier?

Lionius sir

Lionus, I want you to take your next assignment very seriously

My next assignment, sir?

The Antonio fortress is not a residential area. It is a public forum. That man does not have family there

Do you understand?

Taxius, send Lionius home and take over this checkpoint

Im so hungry

Its all I can do not to bite into this pomegranate

I was too

But vendor had a stain on his tunic that looked like a baby spit up

Made me nauseous

I know. I heard you tell him that

Be patient

You shouldn't eat right now. Your hands are filthy

You really don't hold back, do you?

I'm just being helpful

You want to impress Ramah right?

What?

You heard me. - Deceptive visions

They have not exposed your iniquity to restore your fortunes, but have

Seen for you oracles that were false

And misleading. I say to you

Brothers and sisters. Fellow children of Adonai

We must always be on guard against the false prophets among us

psst! - Who use God's words

Not to praise Him

Not to bore by Him, but in the pursuit

Of their own power

It is... - What are you doing?

Often....

This guy is so irritating to me

Makes sense

Your kind is inversive

All numbers and logic

Except he cant tell jokes

Guys.

We should see what he wants

That pharisee knows us

He does not approve - What do you mean?

He used to live in Capernaum

________

That guy? - Shh..

Arrested in the house of Big James and John's father

We should go - Where?

The meeting place is back away

What are the odds?

You guys are both actually calculating the odds?

Look

Just stay out of sight

The pharisee doesn't know our faces

We'll see the others

Tomorrow night against the feast of tabernacles

Over one million Jews

Are entering in our city at this very moment

From every corner of Israel

All to observe the feast, yes

But some may bring with them, an agenda

Some false teachers may seize upon the large crowds

To spread their heresy

You see what I mean though

About Matthew?

Please don't speak

Beware they are not used against you

(People talking indistinctly)

♪ Music

(knocking)

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(Door opens)

We got a map of the old city

We've got a map of every street he walks

Every spot he goes

We've tracked his movements for 2 months

Near the end of every Sabbath

At the start of the first day of Motza'ei Shabbat

He goes to his favorite restaurant

In the upper city, the Valeria

And there are no other patterns, no other places he goes consistently?

To the Pretorium everyday of course

But its heavily guarded

On all sides

The rest of it is utterly exposed

He always has a guard

And on the off hours when he is with his wife - two

This Sumerian tradition is a problem

If the streets are empty for Sabbath, it will be harder to create a diversion

It will be a challenge to get into position as Sabbath is ending

The Roman is smart to choose Sabbath

Of course

Never underestimate the enemy

We...

We have an ally with a shop on the square

We could store our weapons there and be ready

As soon as Sabbath ends

Excellent

I need a cart with dry straw

And 3 additional men

See to it

(Door opens)

(Door shuts)

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(People talking)

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Done?

(Clapping)

With all due respect Nathaniel, I know you are a skilled architect, but

This thatched roof wont keep the rain out

Thats the point. The vegetation provides shade from the sun during the day

And if a few raindrops get through,

It is a a reminder of our dependence on God

Of his provision

And of how our people were so vulnerable in the wilderness

And He brought us through

There was a time in my life

In my old life, where I had to sleep outside

Its a good reminder

Of how I was delivered from that

This time of dwelling in booths is also a leveler of people

Wealthy, old

Everyone sleeps outside

As equals

But lets be honest

Not all booths are created equal

Yes Nathaniel. The beauty of this booth is itself an act of worship

Rabbi, I have a question

Yes

In the prophet Zechariah it is written

And everyone who has survived

All the nations have attacked Jerusalem,

Shall go up, year after year, to worship the king

The Lord of Hosts

And to celebrate the feast of tabernacles

Wait... what?

Zechariah says that?

They read that passage at the feast every year

You just... dont pay attention

Theres a lot of readings, they sort of run together

What exactly is your question Big James?

One day our enemies will celebrate this feast

With us?

Babylonians, Assyrians, the Romans?

Jews and gentile at this table?

What would have to happen for that to be possible?

Something will have to change

But the books wont mean anything to them

We are the ones who dwelt in temporary shelters while we wandered the wilderness, not them

Everyone has wandered through the wilderness at some point

If all the nations came to celebrate in Jerusalem, there will not be enough room. Not by

I will not bore you with the calculations

I think it will not be Jerusalem as we know it now

Certainly not

But if Zechariah prophesied it, it will be fulfilled, right?

Its just

Sounds impossible

I know a thing or 2 about prophecies that sound impossible

Anyone have other questions?

(Laughing)

(Indistinct conversation)

Hello friends, have a seat. Please

Rabbi, we may have a problem

Im listening

Shmuel is here

Our Shmuel?

Hm. He was in a street corner today, raising the alarm about

False prophesy

He means you Rabbi

Are you sure?

Yes. He's been...

Im joking. I know its me Simon

So Shmuel is in Jerusalem

Talking about me

Thats even better

Better?'

I think Im going to see someone inside the city walls tomorrow

You may come if you like. I'd enjoy the company

And bring Matthew

It'd be good for him

"He will quiet you by love, he will exult over you"

"With loud singing"

"I will gather those of you who mourn for the festival. So that you will no longer suffer reproach. Behold"

"At that time, I will deal with all your oppressors"

"And I will save the lame"

"And gather the outcast"

"And I will change their shame into praise and renown in all the earth"

A reading from the prophet Zephaniah

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So this person you need to see, you get to meet him in the temple?

No, actually the opposite

Its at the pool

Really?

Here we go again

It gets stranger and stranger with you. Doesnt it

I love it

Why is it strange?

Because the history of the pool is pagan

I don't know much about the details and James usually knows that stuff more

But...

The pool used to be a shrine for the Phoenician God

Ep pin?

Esh... - Eshmun

Right.. right, and then the Greeks and the Romans

Turned it into a place of worship for healing called Asclepius

Very good Simon - How do you know this stuff?

James isn't the only one who reads

John you should try it

(Laughs)

I do know about the pools though

Everyday the water streams and bubbles and some people believe that it's stirred up by an angel

Who heals the first person who gets to the stirred water

Ive read about this

There are places on earth where hot vapor steams up from the ground intermittently

Or makes water boil and no one knows how

I wouldn't say no one

Is that why we are going?

Someday someone will figure it out and tell everybody

But for now, we have a checkpoint to pass

Everyone behave yourselves

♪ Music

(People talking)

Could you look anymore Roman?

I'd have asked you to meet me in the town square

If I had known you'd show up looking like a senator

I don't get paid to blend in

Im Petronius, and you are the

Cohortes Urbani?

Atticus Amelius

Your reputation precedes you

That is why, I meet in alleys

You are a long way from home

I go where the work is

And what work is here for you?

Atticus... - Your magistrate

Surprise

Something on Rufus' calender puts you on a narrow road

On the upper city, just off the square

Valerian.. its a restaurant

Rufus is there every saturday after sabbath

Oh, lovely

But you've got a skilled assassin that wants to cancel his reservation

Did no one ever teach you to mix up the routine?

He is inflexible about it!

Good

Thats good... thats good Dont deviate

Do everything exactly as you had planned

What? No I cant risk his life

Go arrest the assassin

Do you know who the zealots are?

They're extremists

The reject....

They're martyrs with a persecution complex

Arrest him, you'd only be adding fuel

Torture him, and he gets a seat closer to his God

No

I want to kill him Petronius, In... the... act

And then I want to watch his rat pals scurry their way back to their nest

With a story they cant glorify

Can't teach to the next class of martyrs and do you know why?

Why?

Because we were just better than they were

Thats why

Rome won

You should be a general

Now what fun would that be?

Well you are going to have to lay out your plan

To the magistrate

And his wife

She'll go for it before he does

10 dinaris says she doesn't

I don't need the money

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Jesse?

Im your brother Simon, do you remember me?

Simon?

You have a brother?

They told me I could find you hear

(Laughs hysterically)

You must be 30 years old

You're not Simon

Im almost 40

Ive been here 25 years

You make the pilgrimage every holiday? - Yes

And you knew I was here?

Our order forbids coming to the pool at this time

Im your brother

This place is a pagan cult

Since when do cults bother you?

I was embarrassed

For you

Do you really believe in this?

You try living for 38 years with legs that don't work

And then tell me you wouldn't try anything and everything?

Why wouldn't you at least come by once?

And carry me into the water?

You could have tried

It is not in our God's nature

To pit people against each other and its a game I wont play it with you

Is it in our Gods nature that his children would slit each other's throats?

Have you no other God-worthy commandment?

"That we shall not take another's life?"

We both know the scriptures

"There's a time to kill and a time to heal"

"A time to break down and a time to build up"

The land must be purged

And what of our family?

Are we to be purged too?

You left me

You left all of us

I left you to save you

Do I look saved to you?

I can't believe it

You are worse than you used to be

My legs are the same as when you left

Im not talking about your legs

I'm talking about you

This God-forsaken place has turned my strong brother into someone hopeless

And what should I hope in?

After all these years

You and your meritorious kind?

Jesse

Its killed me to watch you suffer in your life

And Im sorry. I truly am

But thats not the only kind of pain

And you're not the only one who feels it. But you know what?

I am at least doing something about mine

And Im not sitting on a bed, waiting to die

Have you said all you need to say?

I have to be in the upper city

That's near by

Less than a mile away

Might as well be a thousand miles to me

Whoever it is, dont do it

Its not worth it. If they catch you, they'll kill you

Im not afraid of death

I just wanted to say goodbye

Because I didn't do it right the first time

I do love you

And I love God

Goodbye Jesse

By the time you read this

I'll be halfway to the mountains to join the zealots

Zeal, for your house has consumed me

My note

I was a better writer then

And from Zephaniah

Behold. At that time I will deal with all your oppressors

I will save the lame

And gather the outcast. I will change their shame into praise

and renown in all the earth

Jesse

When you stand on 2 feet

I will know the messiah has come

I will fight for the freedom of Zion in order to see that day

I stand by it

Farewell Jesse

♪ Music

How much time?

Hey?

Whats the matter?

Nothing

Just focus

Our men are in position

When you see Rufus and his escorts pass the side street entrance,

Hey

Side street entrance

You'll have 30 seconds to get into position

This is all the fuss is about?

An oversized

I have a feeling we haven't seen it all yet

Thats him - Who

Him

The one who's been here the longest

But doesn't belong

The sad one

Why do I get the feeling this isn't just a meeting?

Do we need to be on the lookout?

No

Just stay with me and watch

Shalom

Me?

Yes

Shalom

I have a question for you

For me?

I dont have many answers

Many answers

But I'm listening

Do you want to be healed?

Who are you?

We'll get to that later

But my question remains

Will you take me to the water?

Look I'm having a really bad day

You've been having a bad day for a long time

So?

Sir,

I have no one to help me to the water when its stirred up

And when I do get close

The others step down in front of me

Look at me

Look at me

Thats not what I asked

I'm not asking you about who's helping you or who's not helping

Or who is getting in your way

Im asking about you

(Sobbing)

I've tried

For a long time. I know

And you don't want false hope again. I understand

But this pool

It has nothing for you

It means nothing

And you know it

But you're still here

Why

I dont know

You don't need this pool

You only need me

So

Do you want to be healed?

So lets go

Get up, pick up your mat

And walk

(Exclaims)

(Laughs hysterically)

Who....

♪Music

Free to walk like He said

Dont forget your bed

Why does this matter?

Because you're not coming back here. That life is over

Everything changes now

You!

Its Sabbath

What are you doing?

Torah forbids carrying mat on Sabbath?

Not Torah. The oral tradition

Yes. Transporting objects from one domain to another

Violates Sabbath

The man... - Did you realize what just happened here?

Why you trying to make this about Sabbath?

He said to me, "Pick up your bed and walk!"

Who did?

Who told you that?

He did

I don't know. He didn't tell me his name

No. Of course not

He performs a magic trick

And tells you to commit a sin

A false prophet

This will be reported

You can report whatever you want

Im standing on 2 legs

Im sorry I need to go find my brother

(Indistinct conversation)

Oh sorry. Its my first time. Im headed to the upper city

You look radiant tonight darling

Don't push it

♪ Music

You think Im a fool?

I curse you! Your family! Your children!

And their children!

I will destroy you and your family

And your children

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Fire!

Fire! Fire!

Jesse!

(Laughs)

That was great! Thank you for letting me see that

Thank you for being with me. - Well the Pharisees were pretty upset

That was almost as much fun to watch as the miracle

This week should be fun huh?

I do have a question Rabbi

Yes Matthew?

Waiting 30 more minutes wouldn't have mattered to that man

Why did you do this on Sabbath?

Sometimes you gotta stir up the water