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The Chosen Season 4 Episode 5
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00:01:00I'm the messenger, not the sender.
00:01:02I was only giving delivery instructions.
00:01:07Whomever of you is Andrew, step forth.
00:01:10Me.
00:01:10Tell us who sent you, and maybe we'll explain.
00:01:20Easy.
00:01:21Two meets again, boys.
00:01:38I don't go by Sama anymore.
00:01:50Whoever sent this is working with outdated information.
00:01:53They didn't know Reema died.
00:01:54And why'd they put your name first?
00:01:58I'm the older brother.
00:01:59Maybe it was someone who knew Andrew better.
00:02:01Could it be from the baptizer?
00:02:03Dead people can't send packages.
00:02:06That's the only guy.
00:02:07Yeah, that makes sense.
00:02:08We could get a week's worth of rations for selling the box alone.
00:02:21John definitely couldn't have afforded anything like this.
00:02:23Remember the bag of gold that someone left for us before Samaria?
00:02:26I also remember the bag of dead crows that a Malka tent sent to Teldor.
00:02:31People have sent letters asking for healings and signs in their towns.
00:02:35Maybe from someone who really needs help.
00:02:37They're trying to buy a miracle from Jesus.
00:02:39We did receive a gift of gratitude from Fatia, the Nabatian leader in Decapolis, after defeating.
00:02:45And what was Andrew's name first?
00:02:46Maybe there is a rabid animal inside sent to attack and kill us.
00:02:54Okay.
00:02:55Smells safe to me.
00:02:57Just open it.
00:03:16It's from Joanna.
00:03:22For the uninterrupted continuity of the teachings and deeds of Jesus of Nazareth.
00:03:31We're going to need to split up the work of selling this in order to liquidate quickly.
00:03:34It'll take one person far too long.
00:03:36So split it up.
00:03:40Oh, right now, yes.
00:03:42Silver cooking blades.
00:03:48Uh, Zee?
00:03:50I have someone for these.
00:03:53Oh, wow.
00:03:54Silk from the Far East.
00:03:56Oh.
00:03:57No, I don't think that's a good idea.
00:03:59But you know the value, Matthew.
00:04:01You know how to get a good price for it.
00:04:02I thought we all agreed that Judas would handle the money.
00:04:05I have.
00:04:05Just bring me back whatever you can get for it.
00:04:08We trust you, Matthew.
00:04:09Indefinitely.
00:04:12Lapis, Lasuli, Amethyst, Carnelian, Jasper.
00:04:24Valuable beyond rubies.
00:04:26This will do nicely.
00:04:28I can promise you that.
00:04:32Big James, you go with Tamar and Mary to market, make sure no one bothers them.
00:04:36Hmm.
00:04:38All that's left are coins.
00:04:39And the box itself.
00:04:41You go in and sell the box, Nathaniel.
00:04:43I'll come with you.
00:04:45Hmm?
00:04:45And the coins?
00:04:47Judas, take the coins and put them in the purse.
00:04:49Yeah, I can do.
00:04:52What are you all waiting for?
00:04:54Go.
00:04:58Let's make these gifts on Johanna.
00:05:00Go a long way.
00:05:01Go to the mouth.
00:05:09You got this?
00:05:11This is too.
00:05:12Okay.
00:05:12Oh, child, come on in.
00:05:32Jump in the water.
00:05:35Not more trouble with the mess you've been.
00:05:38Walk on the water.
00:05:40Walk on the water.
00:05:49Walk on the water.
00:05:52Oh, child.
00:05:55Walk on the water.
00:05:58I'm not more trouble.
00:06:01Walk on the water.
00:06:04You, Gadara, of the Sadduceean persuasion, insist there is no resurrection of the dead.
00:06:21The holy law of Adonai makes no mention of an afterlife.
00:06:26It's right there in the Psalms of David.
00:06:28David is not Torah.
00:06:30According to the dough of the dawn.
00:06:32My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
00:06:35Yes, yes, but further down, near the end, all the prosperous of the earth eat and worship
00:06:40before him shall bow all who go down to the dust.
00:06:43I'm so tired of this line of reasoning.
00:06:45And then here, in the prophet Daniel, and many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth
00:06:52shall awake.
00:06:54Some to eternal life and some to shame and everlasting content.
00:06:59I don't know how anyone can refute that.
00:07:02Metaphorical language.
00:07:03It's about Israel's national resurrection from being muddled amid the dust of the Gentiles.
00:07:10Awakening refers to the coming of Messiah, when Jews who love God's law will arise from
00:07:16the spiritual slumber, while those who reject the Messiah will be put to shame and contempt.
00:07:22How do you interpret the words eternal life?
00:07:27God's immutable law is eternal.
00:07:30A life committed to studying Torah is a life centered on matters of eternal importance.
00:07:36That's ha-e-olam.
00:07:38How does the Sadducees' rejection of an afterlife lead to more faithful adherence to Torah in practical
00:07:44terms?
00:07:45Practicality is our entire agenda.
00:07:47I would direct your attention to the words of the fifth book of Torah.
00:07:52You shall therefore be careful to do the commandment and the statutes and the rules that I command
00:07:59you today.
00:08:01God's will is that we carry out his decrees here today, not in some imagined next world,
00:08:08but this one.
00:08:08The Pharisees' hyper-literal reading of the Prophet Daniel is both dangerous and distracting.
00:08:15If all your work is only to receive a reward in the afterlife, it makes you blind to the
00:08:22realities of the one you're living in right now.
00:08:24How would you respond to the accusation that the Sadducees' wealth and social status make
00:08:29your interpretation all too convenient?
00:08:30Your class is so comfortable in this life, why should you worry about the next one?
00:08:36Ordinary Jews live lives of such discomfort that the hope of a better life in the resurrection
00:08:45is what they have to cling to.
00:08:47And you, Rabbi Zebediah, you decline the daily Sanhedrin feasts?
00:08:52Zedera, you ought to address his interpretation, not his status.
00:08:55Hypocrites!
00:08:55Yes.
00:08:56Both of you accused my supposed affluence of distorting my interpretation.
00:09:00We are both provided for.
00:09:02The point remains as much as you'd like to ignore it.
00:09:05Yannick, please, take over.
00:09:07Rabbi Geddes.
00:09:08Yusuf!
00:09:09What are you doing here?
00:09:12This one.
00:09:13Come.
00:09:14Come tell me.
00:09:15I saw your name in the attendance for Sanhedrin, and I thought it was a mistake.
00:09:20So did I, honestly.
00:09:22You finally did it.
00:09:23Leaned into your Abba's wealth and connections.
00:09:25I never thought I'd see the day.
00:09:27Well, it's here.
00:09:29You could have used your inheritance years ago.
00:09:32To do what?
00:09:33I knew nothing but scholarship.
00:09:35I had to minister to our people first.
00:09:38Setting aside my own jealousy, I imagine your Abba was upset.
00:09:43Yes.
00:09:44But his recent contribution indicates he's gotten over it.
00:09:50That was something in there.
00:09:53Do you think the Sadducees have a valid point?
00:09:56The only thing I agreed with him on was that you ought not to have brought his fortunes into the argument.
00:10:02Let the interpretation stand on its own merits.
00:10:05Sensitive about money, are we, Yusuf?
00:10:08We both used whatever means necessary to lay hold of our seats.
00:10:13You used bureaucratic triangulation.
00:10:15I used my Abba.
00:10:16Why does my way sound worse?
00:10:18What matters now is that we are both here.
00:10:21The only question that remains is what we will do with our new positions.
00:10:26Fair point.
00:10:28Although, I thought I did know what I came here to do.
00:10:33But lately, I'm not so sure.
00:10:37What has changed?
00:10:42Well, let me show you around.
00:10:51Well, we'll reach the Holy City by night, oh?
00:10:53Well before night, if we keep a steady pace.
00:10:55Should we plan to set up Gamp in the same spot that we did for the Feast of Dabelnackel?
00:10:59It's not a holiday.
00:11:00And the camp would draw attention.
00:11:02People are on the lookout for him.
00:11:04What then?
00:11:05Are they in?
00:11:06Same problem.
00:11:07There's eyes everywhere and documentation and records for visitors.
00:11:11After Joanna's gift, we do have enough to stay at an inn.
00:11:14Perhaps several to spread us out and avoid suspicion.
00:11:19We could put him in a disguise.
00:11:21Use fake names.
00:11:22Fake names?
00:11:23And violate the Eighth Commandment?
00:11:25The Ninth.
00:11:29He's right, John.
00:11:30The Ninth is the Ninth.
00:11:31The order does not matter.
00:11:32Lying is lying.
00:11:34Zeep, you have a brother in Jerusalem.
00:11:37Yes, Jesse.
00:11:38The last time I saw him, he was homeless.
00:11:40That curve changed.
00:11:42He certainly did.
00:11:44But I don't think his lodging would accommodate us all.
00:11:46So, does anyone have a rich uncle in the upper city or something?
00:11:50Judas says we have enough to stay under a roof.
00:11:53If we can just find a way to keep Rabbi's identity secret and hide his presence from Jerusalem.
00:11:58Has anyone tried to contact Nicodemus?
00:12:00We do not know his heart or his intentions.
00:12:02I spoke with him, John.
00:12:03He had an open heart.
00:12:04Good morning, my friends.
00:12:07Shalom.
00:12:08Shalom.
00:12:09Shalom.
00:12:10Shalom.
00:12:11Master, where would you like to stay tonight?
00:12:12The property of my friend Lazarus.
00:12:14I thought he was in Bethany.
00:12:15Correct.
00:12:16So, we will not go directly into Jerusalem tonight.
00:12:19But we will stay over with Lazarus and his sisters.
00:12:22And I'm eager to see my ima.
00:12:24So, let's get to the road quickly, huh?
00:12:27How can I help?
00:12:28Okay.
00:12:29Okay.
00:12:30Put it down the stairs.
00:12:31And get over again.
00:12:33Get over again.
00:12:34That's awesome.
00:12:35That's awesome.
00:12:40By the way.
00:12:41That's awesome.
00:12:42Wow.
00:12:44Halt!
00:13:04Jewish citizens!
00:13:14Everyone remain calm.
00:13:20Disarm yourselves and leave your bags.
00:13:22You're carrying ours now.
00:13:25Under Roman law, a soldier can force a Jew to carry his things.
00:13:29At random.
00:13:31There is a legal limit, a maximum of one mile and no further.
00:13:35Master, this is humiliating.
00:13:38We will comply with dignity.
00:13:42What must it be like walking around all day with old metal weighing your head down?
00:14:03Ever have helmet hair?
00:14:06You too.
00:14:13I'm rolling the tree.
00:14:15That's right.
00:14:16You.
00:14:17I think that...
00:14:18I'm not made of straw, Matthew.
00:14:20I can carry it.
00:14:21All right, please.
00:14:23Hurry along, rats!
00:14:28Rats!
00:14:29With nice hats.
00:14:36Master, let me take that.
00:14:37You should not have to.
00:14:38No.
00:14:39No.
00:14:40It is no more unsuitable on my head than any of yours.
00:14:43We both know that is not true.
00:14:45Thank you for your concern, Judith.
00:15:03In the months since I last saw you in Capernaum, how have you grown in wisdom and stature other than coming to your senses that you can leverage your family's wealth?
00:15:11Will you stop with that?
00:15:13Fine.
00:15:14But you're not the same impressionable Yusuf that I knew in Galilee, always struggling with your tallit.
00:15:19I have become more committed, discerning, and observant, Shmuel.
00:15:23Who are the men we walked past at the entrance?
00:15:26Oh.
00:15:29I thought you said you were observant.
00:15:31But I meant in worship.
00:15:33Okay, so you're observant.
00:15:35Now let's find out if you make observations.
00:15:39I know what scribes are.
00:15:42We also call them lawyers, in the sense that they are chief authorities under the sacred law of Moses, interpreters and arbiters of God's covenant with Israel.
00:15:51They're not dressed as nicely as most lawyers I know.
00:15:55It's an unpaid position.
00:15:57They have a second job to support what they do here, free of charge.
00:16:01Why work for no compensation?
00:16:04In hopes of finding favor with someone influential in here, and securing a seat if one opens up.
00:16:09Whatever means necessary.
00:16:11Exactly.
00:16:13What about them?
00:16:15Amethyst and topaz rings?
00:16:18Popular in Greece.
00:16:21Athenian blue headdresses.
00:16:24Hellenized Jews visiting from Decapolis?
00:16:27Hellenized, yes, but not visitors.
00:16:29Herodians.
00:16:30Of course.
00:16:32Supporters of the client king, Herod Antipas, and by extension, Rome.
00:16:36They hope to secure greater political influence for themselves at the expense of the rest of Israel.
00:16:40Very morally compromised, selfish, misguided. The zealots hate them.
00:16:45Oh, they hate us too.
00:16:46True. Everyone who isn't a zealot. Even them.
00:16:50Hellenized, seeing those less and less...
00:16:55Following to the letter, we shall not round off the hair of your temple or mar the edges of your beard.
00:17:00Devotees of the house of Shammai?
00:17:01They're probably complaining about the Hillel acolytes right now.
00:17:04They both are committed to Torah equally, only Shammai is more literal, while Hillel focuses on the broader principle.
00:17:10The latest dispute.
00:17:12Whether you should tell a bride on her wedding day that she is beautiful, even if it is not true.
00:17:18I'm guessing Shammai says no, because it would be a lie.
00:17:22Correct. And Hillel maintains that a bride is always beautiful on her wedding day.
00:17:26A bigger story of God and his people.
00:17:28Well, be careful who you say that around.
00:17:33I have a feeling about you, Yusuf. You weren't lying when you said you are observant, discerning.
00:17:45Shmuel? Is something wrong?
00:17:49Wrong?
00:17:50Oh.
00:17:52Throughout history, men have called their age. Confusing times, troubled times. Ours is no different, I suppose.
00:18:01I can honestly say I'm glad you're here. You've done well.
00:18:05You've done well.
00:18:08Thank you, Rabbi.
00:18:12Everyone!
00:18:14Attention everyone, please.
00:18:17I have an entreaty to me.
00:18:18I got you. I got you. I got you.
00:18:32It's not that I'm humiliated. I am.
00:18:36It's that I'm so murderously angry that doing this to him.
00:18:39Hmm. I've done this plenty. It doesn't get any easier the next time.
00:18:56Which one of you does this belong to?
00:18:58Come on!
00:18:59I never could have imagined a moment like this.
00:19:03He said to submit. So we submit.
00:19:08The painful irony of some of his teaching.
00:19:13You know what the holy men who perform the circumcision say?
00:19:15What?
00:19:16Don't drop it.
00:19:17The pay is lousy. But we get to keep the tips!
00:19:31The pay is lousy.
00:19:33The sign is the mile marker.
00:19:36In your entire lives, I bet you've never been so grateful for the enshrined Roman law.
00:19:41We know this has been an honor for all of you.
00:19:47Stop here!
00:19:52I said stop!
00:19:58The destination is that outpost a mile ahead, yes?
00:20:03It is, but we're only permitted one mile.
00:20:07By coercion.
00:20:09There's no law against citizens assisting you the rest of the way of their own volition.
00:20:15Come, my friends.
00:20:17If anyone says anything, say that we offered.
00:20:20Rabbi, what are we doing?
00:20:21Why would we just help Romans?
00:20:23Do this.
00:20:24Where did we meet?
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00:20:53I had a sermon on the Khorizine Plains.
00:20:57Good.
00:20:59Whenever you are troubled, think back on my message.
00:21:12Maybe, uh, let us take back the helmets.
00:21:16So there's no confusion at the old post.
00:21:19If you like.
00:21:23Give me that.
00:21:37Yeah, give me that.
00:21:38All right.
00:21:39Yeah, give me that.
00:21:40I'll take it.
00:21:42I've got it.
00:21:46Hey, if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him too.
00:21:53Hey, if anyone wants you to go one mile, go with him too.
00:21:58But we have gained new insight, which calls for revisiting.
00:22:03We all still mourn when we recall how the governor, Pontius Pilate, did so barbariously appropriate
00:22:10funds from the temple treasury for the construction of the Pierre aqueduct to bring water into Jerusalem.
00:22:16And worse yet, we all still grieve for the lives lost of those who rose in protest to resist
00:22:24this provocation and were crushed, dismembered, disemboweled, and impaled on poles.
00:22:36He made an example of, for all, that none should defy Pilate's designs for this city, nor the
00:22:42means by which he deigns to carry them out.
00:22:46Hidera, you do us harm by reviving this abominable anecdote.
00:22:50We are still trying to heal.
00:22:51It would be irresponsible to ignore the ways in which this cataclysmic bloodbath may now
00:22:58prove instructive.
00:23:00Instructive?
00:23:00If credible intelligence has reached our ears, that the event was a source of pain not only
00:23:08to us, but to Pilate himself.
00:23:10This sniveling child has proven incapable of remorse.
00:23:13Not when his job is threatened.
00:23:15Emperor Tiberius was appalled both by Pilate's stealing from the funds, inexcusable even by Roman
00:23:23standards, and abundantly more so by the brutality with which he struck down our response.
00:23:30What are you saying?
00:23:32It would appear, however improbable, that we now want the same thing as Pilate.
00:23:44Peace.
00:23:46Pilate wants peace.
00:23:48Or at least Caesar does.
00:23:50Emperor Tiberius Caesar Augustus is not fond of Pontius Pilate.
00:23:55Exactly.
00:23:55Pilate's position as the procurator of Judea is on the line.
00:24:01He was reprimanded and warned when he sent out troops to kill Galileans while they were
00:24:06offering sacrifices in our temples, and then given a second warning for the Aqueduct Massacre.
00:24:14He was already too young and in over his head for this position.
00:24:17And now, he is officially on notice.
00:24:21Then let's make something happen so we can get rid of him.
00:24:24In a short cycle, Sevadaya, as usual, I suppose we take advantage of Estenio's situation.
00:24:32Take care of some things we've been putting off.
00:24:35Such as?
00:24:35That's for this governing body and its committees to decide.
00:24:41We could suggest to Pilate, a revolutionary leader is fomenting an overthrow for, say, removing
00:24:50the Roman votive shields from the palace.
00:24:53He does not take kindly to bribery.
00:24:55What are his other options?
00:25:00Listen.
00:25:01Hold your tongue.
00:25:02I have a seat.
00:25:03I will use my voice.
00:25:04Listen, I know what you mean.
00:25:07I know you have things you want to achieve, but you're new.
00:25:10No one knows you.
00:25:11You'll be shouted down.
00:25:13Then, where do I start?
00:25:14Speak your battles.
00:25:16What do you want to accomplish?
00:25:21Whatever you came here for, the key is to get on a committee of men committed to the same ends.
00:25:27What are the committees?
00:25:29The entire range of Jewish interests.
00:25:31There's a committee on ritual purity and sacrificial inspection.
00:25:34Very practical.
00:25:36Tithes and treasury.
00:25:37Agriculture and food law.
00:25:39Education and labor.
00:25:40Sabbath and festival observance.
00:25:41It depends what you came here for.
00:25:42I came to make a difference.
00:25:44Everyone says that at first.
00:25:45And then what happens?
00:25:48I'm trying to help you.
00:25:49Yusuf, you come from a prominent business family.
00:25:52And yet you chose to work among the common people in rural Galilee, where there's no room for intellectuals like us.
00:25:58But at some point, you decided to move on from your youthful, righteous posturing.
00:26:02It was not posturing.
00:26:03Youthful idealism.
00:26:04You decided to grow up.
00:26:06Don't insult me.
00:26:07Do you lean toward Hilaire interpretations due to contact with Nicodemus?
00:26:12Did your time with Nicodemus have the opposite effect on you?
00:26:22None of those committees sounded very interesting to me.
00:26:25There are short-term assignments, too.
00:26:27There's a select committee on temple renovation.
00:26:31Liturgical reform.
00:26:32Reclamation of Beersheba at the southern border.
00:26:34Beersheba?
00:26:35Port of Edom, right?
00:26:37Yes.
00:26:37We all want the whole land of Israel, as God promised.
00:26:40But these men are especially hung up on a passage from the time of the Judges that describes the borders of Israel from north to south is from Dan to Beersheba.
00:26:48They want to take it back.
00:26:50Restore the original borders.
00:26:51I cannot think of anything more tiresome or futile.
00:26:55I can.
00:26:56Preservation of Davidic artifacts for the National Archive.
00:26:59Investigation into the authorship of Job.
00:27:02Theorization of fulfilled late Babylonian, exilic prophecies, historical accuracy of the books of Judith and Tobin.
00:27:08Wait.
00:27:08What was the one about Babylonian prophecies?
00:27:11It's academic.
00:27:14A proposed list of prophecies from the time of Nebuchadnezzar II that may have been realized through the reign of Antiochus Epiphanes, and which ones are yet to be fulfilled.
00:27:24That one.
00:27:26Really?
00:27:27Mm-hmm.
00:27:28You suddenly seem very sure.
00:27:31I am.
00:27:33Well, let's get you an introduction.
00:27:35So, Jesus, when you said go another mile, it's actually three, including the two to come back and get our stuff.
00:27:47It's a miracle I'm still here.
00:27:52That's right.
00:27:53I'm very proud of you.
00:27:55I know how hard that was for you.
00:28:00You all did so well.
00:28:05Now, on to Bethany.
00:28:07When did you believe there?
00:28:13Any day here was it.
00:28:14I could have a rest.
00:28:18Oh.
00:28:27Rabbi?
00:28:27why? Judas, what are you feeling? I'm exhausted. Still not used to life on the road, being
00:28:37an evangelist. Give it time, and I'm tired too. We're almost there. You can see it up
00:28:47ahead. Have you been to Bethany? Yes, actually, I wanted to ask you. While you spend time
00:28:55with your emma, I was wondering if it would be all right for me to visit an old associate
00:28:59in town. Old? Our former associate. He took me on as an apprentice after my father died.
00:29:05Sounds like an important person. Not more important than you, Rabbi. Don't get me wrong. It's
00:29:10okay, Judas. I understand. By all means, go and see him. But let's wait until after supper,
00:29:18huh? Yeah. Wait for it. Jesus! You're here! I think we're at the right place. At last!
00:29:35Come, come, all of you, this way. I'm married.
00:29:48And why is my dearest Martha hiding in the house? My Lord. Oh, Rabbi, please pardon
00:30:18the state of the house. It's fine. What is the meaning of this? You barge in here unannounced
00:30:26with these people? Are Martha distressed? Lazarus. We were just passing through and thought
00:30:34we could... You thought this was an inn? Huh? Do you know how busy I am? The nerve. We were
00:30:40just passing through and thought we could crash, but... I guess I thought wrong.
00:30:45Oh, we got him! How are you? Oh, it's so good to see you, my friend. See you. You should have seen your face.
00:31:02Keep them on their toes. Jesus, what can I get you? Water? Olives? Wine?
00:31:06Uh, something better than all of those.
00:31:10Something better than those? Such an emos boy.
00:31:14You know me. She went to the woods to pick berries.
00:31:17Uh, hello? I try. I really do. But you know how she is.
00:31:22I know. She's impossible to hold down. Honestly, she's the only one in this household who knows
00:31:27which berries aren't poisonous. And where to find the tastiest ones. She's had a lot of practice.
00:31:32Lazarus, go get her. Why do I have to go? Mary's here. It's fine. It's fine. She'll be back before dark.
00:31:37Let's just all sit, huh? Yes, of course. You must have had a terribly long journey. Please.
00:31:43Come, join us. Smells delicious.
00:31:49Oh, thank you.
00:31:57Zebediah. This is Yusuf, son of Arnan.
00:32:01Ah, yes. Recently appointed, I hear. Congratulations.
00:32:04Thank you, Rabbi. It was of note to see your name show up on the list out of nowhere.
00:32:09Well, I wouldn't say out of nowhere. Let's cut right to it. Where did you get the money for your seat?
00:32:12Zebediah?
00:32:14My family owns a prominent construction business in Jerusalem.
00:32:18Land ownership would be one thing. But construction? Or vulgar?
00:32:25Yusuf! That was the chair of the Prophecy Fulfillment Committee.
00:32:30What's so vulgar about construction?
00:32:32They think the new buildings are a blight on the city's aesthetic.
00:32:36Gadara!
00:32:37That was a marvelous speech on pilot you gave today.
00:32:40So, will you support me?
00:32:43Let's schedule a lunch with you and my colleague, Yanni.
00:32:46This is Yusuf, son of Arnan, and...
00:32:48I know Arnan. He built my home.
00:32:51Which rabbi sponsored your application?
00:32:54Arnas, son of Seth?
00:32:56A fellow Sadducee.
00:32:59Hmm.
00:33:00I won't bother asking why he sponsored a new member from the rival party.
00:33:06I already know he is.
00:33:07We are all sons of Israel, though we may disagree on particulars.
00:33:10The next time you see your Abba's old friend, Arnas, tell him I want to talk about his son's boots.
00:33:17They've been buying up market stalls on Mount of Olives.
00:33:21Even before they're listed as being for sale.
00:33:24I want to know who his contacts are.
00:33:26I may have to sing Caiaphas, a song about Arnas's son-in-law in a certain slave-beating incident.
00:33:33He'll know what I'm talking about.
00:33:35I assure you.
00:33:36You want me to threaten him?
00:33:38This way, this way, Yusuf.
00:33:39We have so many people to meet today.
00:33:41Gadara, let me know about lunch.
00:33:43Speaking of lunch, let's eat. I'm exhausted.
00:33:48I'm exhausted over here.
00:34:02That's interesting.
00:34:04The horses love it.
00:34:07How is your vineyard holding up?
00:34:09It's been especially dry as of late, but we're managing.
00:34:14What's the going dairy for waters and pruners?
00:34:17Why? You need a job?
00:34:20Not working for you, that's for sure.
00:34:25Same as carpentry.
00:34:27Come on.
00:34:28A denarius?
00:34:29Yes?
00:34:31I'm disappointed. I thought you were shrewd.
00:34:33I'm a generous man.
00:34:35That you are.
00:34:39That reminds me of a story.
00:34:47Is everything all right, Martha?
00:34:52I'm fine.
00:34:53Just, um...
00:34:54I've got to carry on.
00:34:56She's...
00:34:58Please, continue.
00:35:00Okay.
00:35:01The kingdom of heaven is like the master of a house
00:35:06who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.
00:35:09After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
00:35:16You make it sound so simple.
00:35:18And going out about the third hour, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace.
00:35:26And to them he said,
00:35:28Go into the vineyard, too.
00:35:29Go into the vineyard, too.
00:35:30And whatever is right, I will give you.
00:35:34So they went.
00:35:41Going out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour, he did the same.
00:35:47And about the eleventh hour, he went out and found others standing.
00:35:52He said to them,
00:35:53Why do you stand here idle all day?
00:35:56They said to him,
00:35:57Because no one has hired us.
00:36:00He said to them,
00:36:01You,
00:36:02go into the vineyard, too.
00:36:05When evening came,
00:36:06the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman,
00:36:09Call the laborers,
00:36:11pay them their wages,
00:36:13beginning with the last,
00:36:15up to the first.
00:36:17So when those hired at the eleventh hour,
00:36:20each of them received a denarius.
00:36:22And when those hired first came,
00:36:25they thought they would receive more.
00:36:27Each of them also received a denarius.
00:36:30And when they got it,
00:36:32they grumbled at the master of the house,
00:36:34saying,
00:36:35These last worked only one hour,
00:36:38and you made them equal to us,
00:36:40who've been here all day in the scorching heat.
00:36:42He replied,
00:36:44Friend,
00:36:45I am doing you no wrong.
00:36:47Do you not agree with me for a denarius?
00:36:50Take what belongs to you.
00:36:52You go.
00:36:54I choose to give to this last worker the same.
00:36:57Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me?
00:37:01Or do you begrudge my generosity?
00:37:05So,
00:37:08the last will be first.
00:37:11And the first,
00:37:12last.
00:37:13Wait, wait, hold on.
00:37:14The ones who worked the hour were paid the full denarii?
00:37:17That's twelve times more than what they were owed.
00:37:20Sounds to me like the owner of the vineyard was getting cheated.
00:37:23Is the kingdom of heaven unjust?
00:37:25I get it.
00:37:26I'm happy to be last.
00:37:28Through earthly eyes,
00:37:31I suppose it looks unfair.
00:37:33But I didn't say the kingdom of this world.
00:37:36I said of heaven.
00:37:38It's a different calculus,
00:37:41where people are not measured by what they deserve.
00:37:46This looks delightful.
00:37:48Would have been better if I didn't have to do it all alone.
00:37:51Better?
00:37:54Yes, better.
00:37:55More befitting if someone as important as you.
00:37:58It seems you didn't notice my sister has left me to serve alone.
00:38:02From the moment you got here, she hasn't done a thing to serve you.
00:38:05She's completely ignored everything I've been doing to make all of you comfortable.
00:38:09And it's clear that she's not going to notice how hard I'm working on her own.
00:38:12The only thing that could change it is if you tell her to help me.
00:38:16Martha, Martha.
00:38:26Please, sit down here with me.
00:38:30How can I sit?
00:38:32Only half your followers have been served.
00:38:35We can discuss this later.
00:38:40I'm sorry.
00:38:42I know.
00:38:44But I want others to hear this.
00:38:46There's nothing to be embarrassed about.
00:38:49You've done a wonderful thing.
00:38:52You are anxious.
00:39:05And troubled about many things.
00:39:07And it is not for nothing.
00:39:09Hospitality will always matter.
00:39:14And I am grateful for what you have done.
00:39:17It's what you deserve.
00:39:19And more.
00:39:20Your intention is well-meaning.
00:39:23But only one thing is truly necessary.
00:39:27The best way to serve me is to pay close attention to my words.
00:39:33That is the priority.
00:39:37That is what your sister has chosen.
00:39:41It is a good portion.
00:39:44And it will not be taken from her.
00:39:50Taken?
00:39:51The food, the servings, they are wonderful.
00:39:56But they'll pass away.
00:39:58But the rest of this world, my words, they'll never pass away.
00:40:10Mary has chosen to feast on something of eternal value.
00:40:15I want you all to hear this clearly.
00:40:18I do not rebuke Martha.
00:40:20Acts of service are beautiful.
00:40:23Action is good.
00:40:28You're doing what you thought was expected of you.
00:40:31And what you do is valuable.
00:40:35And Mary probably could have helped a little.
00:40:45But listen.
00:40:47I don't want you distracted from being able to be present with me and the friends that I have brought.
00:40:56I'm inviting you to something that is better.
00:41:01To sit at my feet.
00:41:04Listen carefully to my words.
00:41:06And devour them as a meal more nourishing than actual food.
00:41:11That said, I definitely don't want to waste Martha's amazing food.
00:41:25So, if you all got the lesson, let's all thank her and eat.
00:41:30Martha.
00:41:31So good work.
00:41:32Thank you, really.
00:41:33Martha.
00:41:34Thank you, Martha.
00:41:35Wonderful, Martha.
00:41:37Wonderful, Martha.
00:41:39Martha.
00:41:40Mmm.
00:41:41Divine.
00:41:42That word coming from you.
00:41:47I like the wine.
00:41:49I will bring in the rest.
00:41:50Andrew.
00:41:51I'll help you as well.
00:41:52What is that bright flavor in the bread party?
00:41:53I snuck a little bit of mint and lemon into the dough.
00:41:54Brilliant.
00:41:55All right.
00:41:56Who didn't get any?
00:41:57You just had one.
00:41:58No, no, no, no.
00:41:59No, no.
00:42:00Over here first.
00:42:01Over here first.
00:42:02Over here first.
00:42:03No, no, no.
00:42:04No, no.
00:42:05No, no.
00:42:06Over here first.
00:42:07No, no.
00:42:08No, no.
00:42:09No, no.
00:42:10No, no.
00:42:11No, no.
00:42:12No, no.
00:42:13No, no.
00:42:14No, no.
00:42:15No, no.
00:42:16No, no.
00:42:17Over here first.
00:42:18No, no.
00:42:19It was a small, small piece.
00:42:21I'll fight to the death.
00:42:32I've been pushing the cart all day.
00:42:34And I feel the...
00:42:35Pushing the cart.
00:42:36Wow.
00:42:48I love you.
00:42:49I love you.
00:43:03Uh...
00:44:34My son.
00:44:46You're really here.
00:44:51You're really here.
00:44:52Yes, but there's a grave problem.
00:44:57Why?
00:44:57What happened?
00:44:58I don't know what to do.
00:44:59I could ruin the whole night.
00:45:02They've run out of wine.
00:45:15Oh, whatever will we do?
00:45:17I haven't a clue.
00:45:19Rabbi?
00:45:20Hmm?
00:45:22Oh, I'm sorry to interrupt.
00:45:23Not at all.
00:45:25You said that after supper.
00:45:27Is now a good time?
00:45:28Yes.
00:45:29Please give your friend my best.
00:45:32It's very nice to see you again, woman.
00:45:35Shalom, shalom.
00:45:36Shalom.
00:45:37Shalom, shalom.
00:45:37It sounds like a party in there.
00:45:43It certainly is, but it's not going just yet, huh?
00:45:49All right.
00:45:51Come with me to the well.
00:45:52The well?
00:45:53Your hair needs washing.
00:45:55Oh.
00:45:56Does it?
00:45:56I think it's pretty good, actually.
00:46:04So, are you enjoying your new home in Bethany?
00:46:08It's not home, but I think both of us know neither of us can go back to Nazareth.
00:46:18Do you miss it?
00:46:19Nazareth is just a place.
00:46:21And after the way they treated you.
00:46:23Oh.
00:46:24Abba's tomb is there.
00:46:26My thoughts dwell in the land of the living, not the dead.
00:46:31Hmm.
00:46:33Is Lazarus taking good care of you?
00:46:36Too good.
00:46:37If it were up to him, I'd sit inside all day, shaded from the sun, and dolted on by Martha like the Queen of Sheba.
00:46:45I had to put my foot down and insist he let me contribute, collecting seeds and berries.
00:46:51So I've heard.
00:46:55Ow, Ima.
00:46:56Oh, hush, you're fine.
00:46:57I see your hair still knots like it used to.
00:47:00I see you're still not as gentle about it.
00:47:02You got your strong hands from me.
00:47:04Don't you forget it.
00:47:05As long as you don't lick your thumb and wipe my face again, I'll be fine.
00:47:09Mm.
00:47:10Uh-oh.
00:47:10Mm.
00:47:11No need.
00:47:12You lucked out.
00:47:14Thank goodness.
00:47:14This reminds me of when things were simple.
00:47:25They weren't always simple.
00:47:27We struggled.
00:47:29Some nights your father and I would have to make a decision which one of us would eat.
00:47:32I know.
00:47:38It was important to learn the uncertainty of poverty.
00:47:41My followers, they are poor in another sense.
00:47:57Their way of understanding, listening, of faith.
00:48:08Destitute, I'm afraid.
00:48:10Destitute, I'm afraid.
00:48:11That bad?
00:48:13They ask for earthly things.
00:48:16Positions of prestige on my right hand and left in glory.
00:48:22They take offense when I show humility and deference to the powers of this world.
00:48:27Instead of, I don't know, turning the Roman soldiers into pillars of salt.
00:48:32They're only human.
00:48:35What did you expect?
00:48:40Also human.
00:48:42Darling, I changed your swaddling clothes when they were soiled.
00:48:46Believe me, I'm aware.
00:48:48What grieves me is the, uh, yes, the very human feeling that no one understands this.
00:49:18By no fault of their own, they're simply incapable.
00:49:25I speak the words of my father in heaven, and the religious leaders call it blasphemy and plot against me.
00:49:34Some people just generally take it the wrong way.
00:49:37My own followers say they agree.
00:49:44But then they, they act in a way that makes it seem like they've never absorbed a word that I've said.
00:49:51What will it take for them to understand?
00:50:02Son?
00:50:04Bitter.
00:50:04What?
00:50:10It's a better answer to a better question.
00:50:19You speak in parables.
00:50:23I do.
00:50:24At times.
00:50:29Remember when your father taught you how to cut a dovetail joint?
00:50:33He didn't do it by telling you a story.
00:50:42He put his hands on your hands, wrapped your fingers around the tools, and guided you.
00:50:54Cypress, oak, sycamore.
00:50:59These obey the master's hands.
00:51:01But human hearts.
00:51:10That's another story.
00:51:14Well, it doesn't hurt to try.
00:51:17Being direct, I mean.
00:51:19I tried it recently.
00:51:20I told them exactly what was going to happen.
00:51:26It didn't even register.
00:51:30The human desire to avoid difficult news sometimes makes one deaf.
00:51:38True.
00:51:47You'll figure it out.
00:51:52Come on.
00:51:53Let's go inside.
00:51:55I want to see how Simon is doing.
00:51:56Well, for starters, he has a new name.
00:52:01Oh, really?
00:52:02Mm-hmm.
00:52:03Like, Abram to Abraham.
00:52:06Kind of.
00:52:07You're still doing that old trick.
00:52:25Hey, these end sticks!
00:52:29How did you get in?
00:52:30The key was still under the fennel plant.
00:52:34You know, it's a best practice to change the locks and switch up the hiding places of keys after terminating an employee.
00:52:40I didn't terminate you.
00:52:41You quit.
00:52:42I never thought I'd see you again.
00:52:44Did everything fall apart?
00:52:47We're just passing through Bethany.
00:52:49Oh.
00:52:50Make yourself at home.
00:52:52Oh, sorry.
00:52:53I...
00:52:53I should have knocked.
00:52:57What is home for you these days?
00:53:00We're nomadic.
00:53:02Mostly camping.
00:53:04Your rabbi does not have a home base?
00:53:06Capernaum, I guess.
00:53:08If you can call any place we haunt a home.
00:53:12We're strategically displaced from Capernaum for the time being.
00:53:17Too much attention.
00:53:18I heard his fame and infamy are spreading wildly.
00:53:24Shouldn't he be amassing an army?
00:53:26Not getting run out of backwater towns in the North Country?
00:53:30I'm newer than the others, so my opinion doesn't count for much.
00:53:34He could learn a lot from you.
00:53:36He clearly does not understand the importance of perception in business.
00:53:40Business of any kind.
00:53:41His image among religious leaders is a problem.
00:53:44They're threatened by him.
00:53:46Not just religious leaders.
00:53:48I heard one of his followers was murdered by a high-ranking Roman.
00:53:53True or false?
00:53:54That was a terrible, tragic accident.
00:54:00It was the praetor himself.
00:54:03He was punished and demoted for the incident.
00:54:06They kill one of our citizens and they get a stern talking to.
00:54:10Can you imagine if we lay the finger on one of them?
00:54:12I mean, we're going to find out because that has to happen pretty soon, right?
00:54:24I, uh, I assume.
00:54:27Judas?
00:54:28Look, Adad, he...
00:54:31He is the Messiah.
00:54:34No question.
00:54:35He heals people.
00:54:36He works miracles.
00:54:37His teachings are like nothing anyone's ever heard before.
00:54:41You said so yourself.
00:54:43Remember?
00:54:43So why don't you sound convinced?
00:54:47I remember that he did not take up a collection.
00:54:52That crowd was enormous.
00:54:54He had every ear, every heart, and therefore held all the strings to every purse.
00:55:00All he would have had to do was ask.
00:55:03They would say that's what makes him great.
00:55:06No one can call him a charlatan or a con man.
00:55:12Which is more than I could say for myself.
00:55:15For needing to eat?
00:55:20I admit.
00:55:22I...
00:55:23I don't understand what we're doing.
00:55:28Or why we're doing it.
00:55:29I, I...
00:55:30Or why we're not moving much quicker.
00:55:33I...
00:55:34I'm trying to learn.
00:55:42In the meantime, I'm...
00:55:44Hey, I'm not starving.
00:55:45You were always skinny even when we were eating like kings, so how would I know?
00:55:51Do you have savings?
00:55:52I try to be careful with how I apportion out money.
00:55:55I keep some aside for a dry spell, but...
00:55:59They're so frequent.
00:56:00What do you mean, I?
00:56:01They put me in charge of the financials.
00:56:04Did you learn nothing from me?
00:56:06I try to forget.
00:56:09Sorry, I'm...
00:56:11I'm grateful for the apprenticeship.
00:56:15But now I'm trying to use what I've learned to help the group.
00:56:19And are you being compensated for your specialized skill?
00:56:22There is another.
00:56:23Exquisite skill in bookkeeping, but he won't go near it.
00:56:27He was a tax collector.
00:56:29Guilty conscience.
00:56:30You're one to talk.
00:56:31If you are the only one qualified and willing, then you deserve a stipend for your specialized work.
00:56:39Like the proverbs of Solomon say,
00:56:42Woe to him who makes his neighbor serve him for nothing and does not give him his wages.
00:56:46That's not Solomon.
00:56:47It doesn't matter who said it.
00:56:49The principle stands.
00:56:52You also know how to invest prudently.
00:56:55It's just good business to take a small portion and put it in a bank where it can collect interest.
00:57:01Jesus has a parable about that, actually.
00:57:06In favor of interest?
00:57:07Yes, very.
00:57:08Then you have all the confidence to know that you're doing what he wanted you to do.
00:57:12I didn't come here for advice, Heather.
00:57:14Then why are you here?
00:57:16Outside of looking confused.
00:57:18At a turn, holier than thou and embarrassed.
00:57:21You are angry, Judas.
00:57:27Yes.
00:57:29My understanding is shaken.
00:57:32I know nothing except that he is the one true Messiah.
00:57:38The future king of Israel to sit on David's throne.
00:57:42And he called me.
00:57:46And called you with a purpose.
00:57:48Until you figure out what, you can at least make sure that you have resources to keep the mission going.
00:57:55So that when he takes this Davidic throne you speak of,
00:58:00you are the natural choice to be secretary of the treasury under his regime.
00:58:09I...
00:58:10I didn't think that far ahead.
00:58:14They gave you complete fiduciary responsibility.
00:58:18Stop waiting for permission to better the ministry or to make adult decisions.
00:58:24They all need to grow up.
00:58:26You need to get paid.
00:58:27And he needs to lead.
00:58:34If you truly believe Jesus is the future king of the Jews,
00:58:39then help him act like it.
00:58:43That's what he's got you there for.
00:58:54The session is adjourned.
00:58:55It's been quite a couple of days, hasn't it, Rabbi Yusuf?
00:59:16Learned a lot?
00:59:18I've mostly learned.
00:59:19I have a lot to learn.
00:59:20Everybody starts somewhere.
00:59:22I'm still not one of the 72 like you.
00:59:25We'll catch on.
00:59:27Take heart.
00:59:28The moral session will not be as excruciating.
00:59:31Everyone needs to get home before Shabbat sundown.
00:59:34Rabbi Lahad!
00:59:35Rabbi Yusuf, come.
00:59:37I never got the chance to introduce you yesterday.
00:59:39This is Lahad, son of Vethnan.
00:59:41He chairs the Select Committee on Reclamation of Beersheba
00:59:44and Southern Border Reform that I told you about.
00:59:48It's an honor to make your acquaintance, Rabbi.
00:59:50I'll decide if the honors are mine by deciphering through my famous either-or questions.
00:59:55Yes.
00:59:56Very famous indeed.
00:59:58What are they?
00:59:59Haddock or Sebrim.
01:00:01Just go with your first instinct.
01:00:06Brim.
01:00:08Rope sandals or bridle leather?
01:00:11Rope.
01:00:11Hillel or Shammai?
01:00:13Hillel.
01:00:14Why?
01:00:15I sat at the feet of Rabbi Nicodemus.
01:00:17The teacher of teachers.
01:00:19Feared by all.
01:00:21Even Shammai, even if he won't admit it.
01:00:23I respect it throughout all the land.
01:00:26He's been away on a research trip for several weeks.
01:00:29Was he a special guest instructor at your Hebrew school?
01:00:32You seem a little young for that.
01:00:34He was visiting Capernaum where I was interning.
01:00:36Why did you choose Capernaum?
01:00:38To be among the Galileans, the common people,
01:00:41away from my family house in the upper city here.
01:00:44Very noble.
01:00:46I'm impressed.
01:00:47It calls to mind the story of Samuel going to Bethlehem
01:00:51to anoint one of the sons of Jesse, the next king of Israel.
01:00:55They hadn't even thought David were bringing in for Samuel to see.
01:01:00You'll be surprised what you find in the small, obscure places.
01:01:04Indeed.
01:01:09Rabbi Shmuel tells me you're interested in redrawing the southern border of Israel
01:01:13to encompass the city of Beersheba.
01:01:15That's right.
01:01:16To honor God's original promise of the land borders north to south,
01:01:20from then to Beersheba.
01:01:21Might be difficult to attract much enthusiasm for such an agenda
01:01:25when we have so much going on with Rome, don't you think?
01:01:29We have a strategy.
01:01:32The Sheba may not seem like an urgent matter to many in the Sanhedrin,
01:01:35but we know what will get their attention.
01:01:37The death of Jesus of Nazareth.
01:01:43I'm sorry?
01:01:45Surely you've encountered him in Capernaum.
01:01:48Of course we have, but...
01:01:49He's making enemies everywhere for good reason.
01:01:52There is a group in Teldor that sent a delegation to Jerusalem
01:01:56to lobby for his deposition and prosecution.
01:02:00I had not heard there were citizens moving to prosecute.
01:02:02They claim his actions led to the death of a man's daughter.
01:02:05They're definitely moving to prosecute.
01:02:08He makes Jerusalem nervous.
01:02:10And someone in Pilate's confidence
01:02:13is said to have been at an event at the Decapolis
01:02:15in which he broke bread with heathens.
01:02:18It's almost taking him seriously now.
01:02:20If he is arrested or even punished by death due to our efforts,
01:02:24it will draw attention to our cause.
01:02:25Forgive me.
01:02:27I'm a bit surprised at how casually you're speaking of the ending of a life.
01:02:31Armed capital punishments only allowed in temple grounds?
01:02:34And when was the last time the Sanhedrin even carried one out?
01:02:36He has also claimed to be the son of man.
01:02:39The politics of our decisions aside,
01:02:41this is no innocent man.
01:02:43Blood on your hands does not always equate to wrongdoing.
01:02:46Sometimes the results can be just.
01:02:49If this Netherian continues his efforts,
01:02:52the nation will practically thank us.
01:02:54Oh, that was too many olives.
01:03:04I need to slow down.
01:03:06For me?
01:03:07Really?
01:03:08Look here.
01:03:08Good stuff.
01:03:14Good, Rabbi.
01:03:15Yeah.
01:03:15Can you help with anything?
01:03:16No, I'm good.
01:03:17Thanks.
01:03:17All right.
01:03:17I'll be back.
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01:03:53Okay.
01:03:54All right.