At the start of Holy Week, thousands of pilgrims flock to Jerusalem to celebrate the most significant festival in their religious calendar. For the Roman administration, led by Pontius Pilate, it's the most challenging time of the year. For the High Priest Caiaphas and the temple priests, the workload will be heavy, and the pressure to maintain civil order will be intense. Then comes the news that Jesus of Galilee is approaching the city on a donkey, set to enter Jerusalem through the Eastern Gate, thereby fulfilling two of the most powerful prophecies heralding the arrival of the Messiah, whom many believe capable of leading a military victory or bringing spiritual salvation.
It's Passover in Jerusalem, and the city is bursting with pilgrims. It's a tense time for those charged with keeping order - like Pilate the Roman Prefect and Caiaphas the High Priest. The arrival of a preacher from Galilee called Jesus…
Episode 2. Episode 2
2008-03-17 · 28 min
Caiaphas is growing increasingly anxious that Jesus's preaching will provoke unrest and bring in the Romans, and when Jesus appears to threaten the Temple it's the final straw. As Jesus tries to explain his destiny to the disciples,…
Episode 3. Episode 3
2008-03-21 · 28 min
Jesus shares his Last Supper with the disciples, and teaches them their last and most important lesson. Whilst Judas slips away to fetch the Temple guards, Jesus leads the disciples to the Garden of Gethsemane and tries to prepare himself…
Episode 4. Episode 4
2008-03-23 · 28 min
As Jesus is taken from the cross and buried, his disciples cower in hiding. Caiaphas, fearful that the body will be stolen, orders the tomb to be guarded. But when Mary Magdalene discovers it empty, a chain of events is about to begin…
