Joseph and Mary Page #3

- Herod sees him as a

- threat to his throne.

He is but a boy.

The boy will

become a man.

Herod has given word to slay

all the boys in Bethlehem

and its vicinity who are two

years old and under.

All the boys?

Rebekah!

- Get out of

- my home!

Step aside.

All boys under the age of

two are to be terminated,

- by order of King

- Herod the Great.

No, no, no!

No!

No, my baby, no!

My baby, no!

Stop!

No, no, no!

No, no, no,

no, no!

No, no, no, no.

I will never forget

those cold eyes.

I will avenge

their deaths.

- An eye for

- an eye.

Tooth for tooth.

When we find that Roman Soldier,

he will meet his retribution.

This, I vow.

Just as I served your father,

so I shall do for you, my King.

Sire, your people

wish to see you.

I wonder what

became of Rebekah?

Maybe she moved.

Let's go.

Come on Jesus.

The Scriptures have no room

for misinterpretation.

Death is death.

This is final.

- You are being

- too literal.

There is room for

interpretation.

There is an afterlife!

Where God punishes the wicked,

and rewards the righteous.

Nowhere does it say

so in the Torah,

You are wrong!

Tell me something.

If a widower remarries

seven times,

which wife would greet you

in your afterlife?

The widower's

favorite, of course.

I disagree.

God will decide.

Why cannot all the

wives be there?

You speak so freely and

confidently for one so young.

Tell us your thoughts

on this matter.

Since God loves

all His Children,

I would think all seven of

the widower's wives

- would be accepted

- into his Kingdom.

- By that logic, are you

- saying that even

- The widower's enemies

- should be accepted

Into the Kingdom

of God?

Shall we not love our enemies

as we love our neighbors?

Tell us your name.

Jesus.

Jesus of Nazareth.

A thousand

- pardons, Rabbis.

We are looking

for our Son.

Where have you been?

- Your father and I have

- been anxiously searching

For you.

Why were you

searching for me?

Did you not know I had to

be at my Father's house?

- This is not

- our house.

Passover has finished.

We must journey home.

Of course, Father.

Apologies for the

interruption.

- Jesus, we were

- so worried.

Sorry, father.

Joseph?

Mary?

Elijah?

- It has been

- so long.

Where have you been?

Where have I been?

Where have you been?

When you disappeared I

was so worried.

- We were in Egypt

- for a while,

But we've been back in

Nazareth for years.

Are you well?

Your farm stands empty.

Mine is rather a long story and

one to be told another day.

Do you have plans

to Nazareth soon?

- Yes, with my

- wife Rebekah.

You remember her?

Of course.

- It will be nice

- to see her again.

- She'll be happy to

- see you as well.

We've been staying in

Jerusalem with her uncle.

- But with his recent

- passing,

We are making plans to

return to Nazareth.

We are sorry to hear

of your loss

but it will be good to have

you back home again.

Tell us, have you been

blessed with children?

Sadly not as yet.

Your son has grown!

- I can hardly believe this

- is the same Jesus

- I held once in

- my arms.

- How old is

- he now?

12 years.

- Time has passed

- so quickly,

- We can scarcely

- believe it ourselves.

- Well he certainly

- delighted the temple

With his original

way of thinking

Does he have plans

to become a Rabbi?

If it is God's

will.

Well, we look forward to

seeing you back home.

- Please give our

- blessings to Rebekah.

- Yes, we'll be

- home soon.

You have barely spoken two words

since you were last at temple.

Sorry, I keep thinking

about something

Herod said to me

a long time ago.

Do not speak of

that madman to me.

Nothing he said or

did ever made sense.

You're right.

- Seems that moving

- back to Nazareth

Is bring back memories

that are hard to dismiss.

Welcome

- back home!

Please, please, come in,

thank you for coming.

Rebekah, it is so good

to see you again.

Joseph and I were saying how

so many years have passed.

This is our

son, Jesus.

- Should I go

- to her?

She just

needs a moment.

- It's been a very

- difficult time.

What with her

uncle's passing.

The truth is her grief

runs much deeper.

Twelve years ago,

her father

and two boys were slaughtered

by Herod's men.

It's become our life's mission

to find the soldier responsible

and avenge their deaths.

Seeing your son is

just a reminder

of how old her boys

would have been.

But I am glad, as I am

sure my wife is as well

to find that some boys

survived the slaughter.

Like Jesus.

We can't imagine the pain and

suffering you've endured.

- How did you

- get away?

I saw you at the temple just

hours before the slaughter.

Herod's arms were

long that day.

How did you

get away?

I apologize, I am

sorry for earlier.

Your son warms my heart

in ways that I cannot explain.

Come, these

are for you.

Thank you.

Please.

I must set an example

that dissidence

will not be tolerated.

Where was the

revolt this time?

There were several,

my lord.

In Betharamptha and more

recently in Nazareth.

The Publican was killed by

a mob of angry Nazarenes.

I cannot lose favour

with the emperor.

- If they would just

- pay their taxes

And stop challenging

the Romans.

They need to be

taught a lesson.

Tiberius, you are the

only one I can trust.

I am promoting you as the

new publican to Nazareth.

Collect the money and debts

that are owed to me.

And use whatever

force is necessary.

Go!

That's good.

Okay.

Alright son, now go grab some

of the twigs over there.

We need to stuff them underneath

the larger pieces of wood.

There we go.

It does not

seem fair.

I know I should not covet

from my neighbor,

but I cannot help feeling

envy for what they have.

Then it makes both of

us sinners, my wife.

I do not know if it is because

I miss your boys

but there is something

special about Jesus

that I cannot ignore.

Be careful, Rabbi.

I know the

path well.

Just follow in my footsteps

and you will not fall.

- You know the path

- well, then?

Yes, my Father showed

me the way as a child.

We travel it together.

It seems you two,

are very close.

He has taught me everything

I know, about life and love,

and that love will always

flourish and pay you in kind.

Not always.

Sometimes you can love and still

suffer for the sins of others.

- Are sins ever

- to be forgiven?

No.

But my Heavenly Father

forgives us of our sins.

No he does not.

It is clearly written

in the scriptures

that God shows no

mercy to the guilty.

But He sends rain and

feeds both the righteous

- and the unrighteous,

- does He not?

That is different.

Who is teaching you such

blasphemous thoughts?

My Father, of course.

I will have a word

with Joseph.

You are mistaken.

- I did not mean

- Joseph.

- I meant my

- Heavenly Father.

What did you say?

My Heavenly Father.

Be careful, Jesus.

- Talk like this will

- get you into trouble.

You speak of our Lord as

if He were your very own.

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