- Welcome- - Welcome?!
I leave for one week and I come back and I find the mob clamoring in the street and you dare to say to me welcome?
Who's this Barrabas they keep shouting about?
He's a zealot we arrested.
His followers have disturbed the crowd.
I don't think their noise will disturb my judgment.
Look, you take a hundred men and you clearthe street. I'm tired.
With respect procurator-
Please, I'm so tired!
Jerusalem is full of people, there are many hotheads among them.
Yes, and they'll cool when they see the example we make oftheir Barrabas.
Pontius Pilate, I'm afraid there's another case of which I must cover.
Another one?
Yes, it was submitted to us by the Sanhedrin itself. It concerns a certain Galilean preacher.
Quintilius, I am not interested in their preachers northeir prophets, you know that.
Yes, of course, I know that.
The Sanhedrin whose- cooperation has been very useful to us, they consider it extremely important.
- Even urgent... - Urgent? Urgent?
I'm sorry.
Maybe next week.
But first we'll deal with Barrabas.
Pilate, there's a delegation from the Sanhedrin waiting outside,
and is lead by Zerah himself.
They have this, uh, this preacher, this Jesus ofNazareth with them. They, they want you to judge him.
Judge him? Zerah himself?
It must be important. No, no, no, no.
I don't want to get involved in their religious quarrels.
This is the monthly report ofthe prophets.
I thinks it's wise not to offend them unnecessarily. I think you should see them.
Then have them in.
Don't stand there, bring them in.
Ah... Pilate
I'm afraid we must go to them.
We must go to them?
Yes, according to their beliefs, they must not enterthe house of a Roman, not on Passover.
They would be defiled.
Defiled.
I forgot about that.
All right.
We'll go to them.
Bring them to the great hall.
How does one govern such people?
Procurator
We have found that this man Jesus ofNazareth
distorts our peoples views on the relationship between God and the state.
Furthermore, he perverts the very heart of our religion.
I'm not concerned with people who break your religious laws.
My function as governor here is to keep the peace in the minister role ofjustice.
We know that procurator, but this man also threatens the established order.
Lfhe were not a criminal, we would not have brought him to you.
He calls himselfthe Christ, which means the anointed one.
Thank you, I too know some Greek.
Well what else has he done?
Has he spoken against the Emperor? Has he spoken against Rome?
Well, procurator, not directly no, but...
Not directly? Then he is your problem, you'll have to judge him according to your laws.
Procurator, for us, this man Jesus is a blasphemer.
If we were a self governing nation, we would have the right to exact punishment,
which underthe law ofMoses is laid down for blasphemy.
He made a triumphant entry into Jerusalem, calling himselfthe king ofthe Jews.
A claim which we totally reject!
King ofthe Jews?
Well, whatever else he might have done, such a claim is treason.
True, true, Alright alright,
I'll talk to him
YourJesus.
- Not ours. - Then whose? Whose?
Bring him in!
Is this the man you think so dangerous?
This, the man that aspires to be a king?
Come, Come, come, come!
Now the leaders ofthe Sanhedrin accuse you of preaching perverted doctrines.
Come.
They also say you call yourself the king ofthe Jews.
Well, are you king ofthe Jews?
If my kingdom were ofthis world,
my followers would have fought to prevent me from being captured.
Oh, you speak of a kingdom,
therefore you must be a king. Are you a king?
I am.
I was born for one purpose.
To bearwitness to the truth.
All who can accept the truth hear my voice
And what is the truth?
No, this man's no criminal.
He's a dreamer. Take him away Take him away.
Have him flogged as a token of Roman justice, that should wake him up.
Right
Procurator
We believers ofthe Sanhedrin, have always had the same aim as you.
Peaceful administration of our country forthe good of people, and for many years-
Please, please, please, please Don't talk to me about the people.
As long as they obey, who cares much about your children oflsrael as we do the mob in Rome?
No, Zerah
Let us speak directly.
Why does the Sanhedrin consider this man so dangerous
that they send you yourselfhere to make sure that he's condemned?
Perhaps forthe same reasons as you procurator if you knew him as well as we do
would also find him dangerous.
That's enough! Put his clothes back on.
...from Jerusalem as the king? Look at him now!
So he's the king? The king ofthe Jews?
- Maybe we ought to dress him as a king! - Hey, Don't use mine, use one ofthose!
Wait, Over here.
Here it is.
Come on. Here we are. Turn around.
- Look at him! - Hey, hey wait a minute.
Lfhe's the king, ifhe's the king, he needs a crown!
Hey Majesty, high and mighty majesty!
Oh! Look at him!
I have it!
A king's crown!
He's got his crown!
He needs a scepter! Majesty!
A perfect fit! Where's yourthrone, eh?
Now he's the king.
Tiberius will be getting worried!
Behold the men.
Well. What have you got to say for yourself now?
Speak!
Who are you?
What are you?
Well, say something!
Don't you want to defend yourself?
You want to die?
Don't you realize that I have the power to release you or have you crucified?
You would have no power over me
ifit had not been given you from above.
Quintilius
Isn't there an ancient custom honoring Passover
where the procurator can release a prisoner sentenced to death
as an act of mercy?
Yes, That custom still exists.
And we have two prisoners.
- Barrabas? - And Jesus.
So let the people decide.
I've made my decision.
The people will decide.
- Zerah- - Take him away!
All right, Take this one away.
Get down to the prison and bring Barrabas.
Barrabas! Remember? Barrabas!
Here, Here, Here Listen to me, Listen, You two, listen.
When I give you the que, you shout for Barrabas!
Barrabas has defending on you. Barrabas has fought for you. Don't betray him.
Shout for Barrabas!
No, we must save Jesus, he's a righteous man.
When did they arrest him? Late last night. In the garden near Gethsemane.
Gethsemane? That's nearwhere I live.
We must be prepared. Barrabas must be freed at all costs.
Now, we put all our men. Do you understand?
As a sign ofhis magnanimity and his benevolence,
our divine emperor has decided that the custom of releasing one prisoner sentenced to death
in honor of your Passover shall continue.
We have two prisoners.
One! Jesus ofNazareth
Accused oftreason by proclaiming himselfking ofthe Jews.
Any one who shouts forthat false prophet had betterwatch out.
Look at him, the king ofthe Jews. What's happened to him?
You call yourself a king?
Or
Barrabas!
Accused of sedition and murdering a Roman auxiliary.
Free Barrsbas!
Free Barrabas! He's one of us!
Give us Barrabas!
Which ofthe two shall be released to you?
Jesus ofNazareth.
Guilty of proclaiming himself king ofthe Jews
or
Barrabas?
Release Jesus! He is the true prophet!
Free Barrabas! God save you! Release him!
Free Barrabas!
False prophet! He betrayed us! Kill Nazarite!
Jesus! Jesus!
We want Barrabas!
Free Barrabas! Barrabas!
- Free Barrabas! - Jesus! Jesus!
Barrabas!
Jesus!
Shut up, you scum!
Realease Barrabas!
Realease him! Kill Barrabas!
We can't let him go!
- We can't let Barrabas get away! - Yes
- Soldiers won't like that. - Move
Pilate, you're not going to free Barrabas!
An assassin and enemy of Rome!
I wonder, who is the real enemy?
Jesus ofNazareth must be saved!
Let it be written
that Jesus ofNazareth is guilty of treason by proclaiming himself
king ofthe Jews and is sentenced
to be crucified.
Hey Look, Where's the last prisoner? Come on
Here's the man.
Come on
- Oh... King ofthe Jews - Hurry up. This crowd worries me.
Take it
Come on, Make room Make room! Get out ofthe way!
Save yourself, Jesus!
You betrayed us! You betrayed us!
Get back you scum! Come on! Come on!
He's a traitor!
He's a prophet!
You betrayed us!
Traitor!
I know that sign. It is an insult!
He is not the king ofthe Jews!
Those are the orders we received!
Get out ofthe way!
Now all of you stay back!
Father Forgive them.
They know not what they do.
If you're what you say you are,
If you're the messiah,
Why don't you save yourself?
- And us. - Leave him alone!
Don't you fear God even when you are dying?
We deserve to die.
We are receiving the just punishment for our crimes
But this man has done nothing wrong.
Jesus
Remember me when you come into your kingdom.
Today you will be with me in paradise.
Hey Hey Hey... You
- She is his mother. - How can you prove it?
Hey
She is his mother.
Go to him.
- And who are you? - Please
I'm with the family.
Is that right?
Yes, she is one ofthe family.
Go!
John
Behold your mother.
Woman
Behold your son.
He has saved others. Why can't he save himself now?
Ilee?
Listen
Listen, He's calling on the prophet Elijah.
No, he's not calling Elijah.
He's quoting the scriptures.
Even now, nailed to the cross he quotes the scriptures.
Even now.
He was despised and rejected of men, man's sorrows and equated with grief,
he was oppressed and afflicted, yet, he opened not his mouth.
He was brought as a lamb to slaughter,
and as a sheep before its shearer is done,
surely he has born our griefs and carried our sorrows
yet we didn't esteemed him stricken speech of god and affliction,
that he was wounded for ourtransgressions, he was abused for our inequities,
and through his wounds we are healed.
Yes Born again.
Father
Into thy hands
I cometh to my in spirit.
It is completion
Oh my god, Oh my god
My god!
My Lord!
Please help me!
Please.
My god, my god please
Hey you, in the family Come and take the body.
The tomb has already been provided by a prominent member of yourfaith who doesn't wish his name to be revealed.
Pontius Pilate gave permission before he went back to Caeseria.
Yes, yes, yes
But you don't understand. Why should you?
It is of vital importance for us to know where his tomb is.
With all due respect why is it of such importance? The man is dead.
Well since you've asked, there have been rumors ofthis Jesus arising up from the dead.
And you believe this?
But it may prevail upon the superstitious.
His followers could easily remove the body secretly
and then they can talk ofhaving witnessed the resurrection.
Therefore, can the tomb be guarded?
No, there's nothing to stop you guarding it.
No, there isn't, but it must be carried out by your Romans.
Why?
Well, if we use our own temple guards, his disciples could say that he truly rose but that his enemies denied it.
What sort of person are you ifl may ask?
His death is not enough for you?
I think your procurator, ifhe were here,
would agree with me when I say
this Jesus could be much more dangerous now that he is dead.
Therefore I would be grateful if something could be arranged.
Very well then
A roman guard will be posted.
Hey stop!
Who are you? Where are you going?
We are the family of Jesus ofNazareth who lies here.
What do you want?
To enterthe tomb.
Why?
To anoint the body
to bring fresh linen, herbs, spices. It is our custom.
Why didn't you do that when you brought him here?
The Sabbath began, we could not buy them.
What do you think?
They're only three woman, let them go.
I suppose it'll be alright then.
You'll need an army to move that stone.
All right then, let's go together.
But we'll need some help.
Hey Lenchilus, wake up! Come with us.
Marcus, you watch the bridge!
Where you going?
Why do you seek the living among the dead?
Jesus is not there.
Come!
Jesus is not here!
You sure?
I swearto Jupiter, Hercules and Mars!
Yes yes, you've been awake all night and haven't moved from that spot!
That's right! We were given strict orders! Nobody's been nearthat tomb.
And those Jewish priests orwhatever they are were with us all the time!
Well then, who moved the stone?
Who is it?
It's me, Phillip!
- Did anyone follow you? - No.
Are you sure?
Of course I'm sure.
Are they still looking for us?
On every corner one sees temple guards and Roman soldiers!
This place isn't safe anymore, We must go somewhere else!
But where can we go?
I wish we could go to Galilee.
Peter
Tell us. What should we do?
We must do what the master would have wanted.
The master is dead, Peter.
- I thought you said you weren't followed. - I wasn't!
- Mary - Peter
All of you
I have seen him
Seen who?
The master
- You've seen him? - Yes.
He is risen.
I saw him. I saw him
This morning, we went to the tomb, and nearthe tomb was a man,
and a young boy
and the man said to me,
"Why do you look for the living among the dead?
Jesus is not here."
So we went to the tomb. We saw the stone was upturned.
The grave, the tomb was open.
We looked for him It was not him.
You mean the master's body wasn't there?
- Had it been stolen? - No, no no
Let me finish.
When we were leaving the cemetery, I saw another man.
He saw how distraught we were.
He said, "Woman,
why do you weep?"
And then he said my name
Mary
It was then that I saw it was Jesus.
I fell to my knees and I reached for him.
"Touch me not, for I have not yet ascended to my father," he said.
"But go to my brothers and tell them."
You don't believe me.
I tell you I saw him. It was our Lord!
Mary, Mary
John
Oh John You don't believe me. You.
Mary, you're tired.
Please
Please go.
I saw him, John. I saw him.
Women's fantasies.
Fantasies?
Was his death a fantasy?
I saw him die!
I was there and I wept at his feet!
Why should he not then appearto me?
He is risen.
He told me to tell you,
and I have done so.
You wouldn't believe her.
Even when the master raised girus's daughter you didn't believe it!
What do you mean? You believe her story?
Well, do any of you believe it?
Do you, Andrew?
Do you, James?
And you, Matthew?
Do you?
Peter?
Yes.
How can you?
Because he said so.
Because he wanted it to be so.
He wanted everything to happened just as it did.
And I have always believed him.
But Peter, you denied him! You denied him three times!
Yes!
I denied him because I was a coward.
We are all cowards!
We accuse Judas ofbeing the traitor, but we all betrayed him.
We all abandoned him.
At least our brothers in the Sanhedrin didn't know him.
The Romans
didn't know him
But we we ate with him.
We lived with him.
We knew that he was the Christ!
And still we betrayed him.
Brothers, can't you see?
Thomas
You asked me ifl believe he is risen.
Yes I do,
for I know in my heart he will not abandon us.
I know in my heart he has forgiven me-
us.
Forgiven all of us.
This is precisely what I feared.
His disciples must have come in the night, removed the stone, and taken away the body.
Impossible! I had guards here as you requested!
And your priests were here, too.
Now it begins.
It all begins.
It was written,
"The son of man will suffer,
and on the third day will rise again from the dead to enter into His glory."
You are my witnesses to this.
Now my Father in heaven is reconciled to the world,
and as he sent me,
so I am sending you.
Receive the Holy Spirit.
Go like lambs among wolves.
Make disciples of all nations.
Baptize them in the name ofthe Father, and ofthe Son, and ofthe Holy Ghost.
Teach them the gospel and the commands I gave you.
Now, I am leaving the world again, and going to the Father.
Oh Lord, stay with us.
Forthe night is falling,
and the day is all full.
Don't be afraid.
I am with you everyday until the end oftime.