SummaryWhat do a cynical, non-conformist dry-goods salesman, a
disgruntled blacksmith, and a musing mendicant all have in
common? Down deep, they all seek something better; and
eventually, they all find the childlike humility and faith
required for true fulfillment. The non-conformist,
Manaheem, Herod's foster brother, helps Herod foment an
insurrection against Pilate, using the blacksmith,
Barabbas, as leader, to the dismay of the latter's Godly
but fearful wife. The Mendicant, a young man named
Timotheus, joins with an older beggar completely
unsympathetic to his musings. Meanwhile, Pilate's wife
pushes him to take over Herod's territory. When the
insurrection fails, Manaheem turns to blackmail, and
Barabbas turns to robbery, enlisting the aid of our two
beggars. Manaheem almost loses his one true love, his
former wife Claressa, with whom he is trying to re-unite.
The robbery goes bad, and Barabbas and the beggars get
caught and are sentenced to death.
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