And we're back with another review on the latest episode of A.D. The Bible Continues.
Simon Peter and the disciples are
mourning the loss of their friend Steven. This has bystanders speculating
whether or not to trust the disciples.
Steven's mom(?): "Where is he? Where is
he now, that messiah of yours?"
One of the disciples questions why God
couldn't resurrect Steven, but Mary Magdelene assures him.
Mary Magdelene: "Is it for us to test
Him?"
Meanwhile, Saul of Tarsus enters Simon Peter's
secret community, and wants to hear nothing of Jesus. While that's going on,
Steven is buried outside of Jerusalem.
Meanwhile, Caiaphas' father-in-law
and his son plot to displace Caiaphas as high priest. Also, the Herod family
visits Caiaphas to a dinner, where they talk about the mass executions ordered
out by Pilate. They also talk about the camp for Jesus' followers, which upsets
Caiaphas. Caiaphas' position of high priest is tested.
Saul, on the other hand, tries to get people
in Peter's camp to turn away from Jesus, but Peter makes a counterargument
against him.
Simon Peter: "No one can come to the
Father, except through Jesus. Jesus is the way, and the truth, and the
life."
Things are becoming heated as the two men from
earlier who were plotting to get Caiaphas fired are still plotting against him.
However, they need Pilate's approval. So they try to come with a lie that would
be convincing to Pilate.
Back at the camp, the speech match
between Saul and Peter continues.
-Just kick out Saul already!
After a while, Saul threatens to return to the
camp with a vengeance.
Later, Saul speaks with a rabbi who's his
mentor, asking for advice. The rabbi tells him to not stress this out, but Saul
persists that Simon Peter and the disciples are up to no good.
Saul: "I have to find a way to stop them.
I have to."
Caiaphas visits Herod... only to
see that his father-in-law and the son have left that place as he was entering.
Herod then questions him on how he was going to deal with Peter and the camp,
telling him to fix this problem or Herod won't support him when Pilate gets to
him. Leah, outside, confronts her father for plotting against her husband.
Meanwhile, Saul tries to see Caiaphas.
However, he does get to see him by Leah, who happened to run into him.
In
Caiaphas' chambers, he tells Caiaphas that he wants him to grant him power to
take down Peter's followers, by wanting to act on "[Caiaphas']
behalf."
-Saul's ambition is... well, if you look at
this guy's acting, it's like he's lived and breathed this role. It's that
engaging, just like the other roles in this show.
Simon Peter still finds himself
mourning Steven's death, but Mary Magdelene gives him advice...
Magdelene: "Honor Steven by leading us,
Peter."
...causing him to yell at the
sky... for some reason. and then he gives yet another motivational speech,
telling people to still believe in Jesus, despite never seeing Him resurrecting
from the dead. Then he says that they need to return to Jerusalem to keep
preaching about Jesus.
Once there, Saul meets up with them, with
Caiaphas' guards this time, capturing followers, instead of the disciples. Why?
Saul: "...people will soon learn the danger
of your company."
-That's what I thought. But, who's gonna stop
Peter and the disciples from going even further?
Saul then goes back to his rabbi
mentor to tell him of his progress in handling the disciples. But the rabbi
points out that this kind of terrorism has caused people to leave Jerusalem to
join Peter's camp.
Peter: "Did you really think that this
Saul would stand in the way of our mission?"
-Think before you act, Saul.
Meanwhile at the Caiaphas household, the
father-in-law and Caiaphas exchange angry words to each other, because Caiaphas
knows that people have been plotting against him lately. This leads to Leah
seeing that her husband and father are in conflict with each other.
-Please don't make her choose, show. Husbands
and in-laws shouldn't have to argue amongst each other.
Later, Caiaphas is summoned by
Pilate. And, what does Pilate use to settle this case against Caiaphas? Well,
I'll give you a hint: It's not God. Not Buddha. But...
Pilate: "Minerva, goddess of
wisdom..."
-Now if you're a Christian, then you'll
totally be laughing at this.
-Even Caiaphas is shaking his head as Pilate
prays to this Minerva person.
After a few seconds...
Pilate: "Nothing."
-Yeah, this Minerva can't hear you because
you're [fill in your own insult here].
So Pilate questions Caiaphas, and then Pilate
settles the dispute by tossing a coin.
-Yeah, imagine settling lawsuits with this
kind of logic. It just wouldn't work in real life.
So, after finding the father-in-law and the
son lying, Pilate sends them away with scorn and allows Caiaphas to keep his
position. How did this happen? Each of the same coin had the same engraving on
them.
-Very well-orchestrated, Pilate. I'll give you
credit on that. But wait. Didn't he switch coins at some point? IDK.
After the questioning, Leah has her
husband's plotters arrested, but the man doesn't go without some harsh words
exchanged.
Later that night, Saul revisits Caiaphas.
There, Caiaphas gives Saul a sealed document, giving him the authority to
pursue the disciples.
Caiaphas: "Do whatever is necessary...
whatever is necessary."
We then cut to the next day, where Saul
motivates a crowd of people to go violent against followers of Jesus by handing
out weapons like hotcakes... and leaving his bowl of food on the steps...
-How rude.
-Plus, the handing out weapons would surely
allure the appetite of a psychopath.
Then Saul and his crowd start beating and
capturing followers, and then decides to target the camp next.
Word gets out to Peter's camp, and Peter tells
the people there to leave the camp. Peter decides to stay to confront Saul.
Plus, two people start mixing a liquid to pour into the ground.
-I'm guessing the liquid is flammable?
Once there, Saul orders his men to burn
everything in the camp. During the burning, Peter comes out of hiding, grabs a
torch, and sets the black liquid on fire, creating a big wall of fire, allowing
Peter plenty of time to escape.
Saul: "I will crush you!"
Peter: "You will try!"
And the episode just ends.
And that was episode 6 of A.D. The Bible Continues. Okay, so we have a new character, and not to mention... the camp is destroyed. So where are Peter, the disciples, and the people following them going to go now? We'll learn in the next episode to come.
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Source: A.D. The Bible Continues
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