SETTING THE STAGE
Seneca the Playwright
Paul’s Trial
Gospel Origins
From Tragedy to Gospel
Prologue
The Arrival of the Chorus

Act I: THE INDICTMENT
Before Annas
Before Caiaphas
The Physical Abuse
Before the Jewish Senate

Act II: THE TRIAL
Inside the Praetorium
The Clemency of Pilate
The Coronation
King and Mock-King
The Verdict

Act III: THE CRUCIFIXION
The Chorus of Women
Who Was Mary Magdalene?
Jesus Poisoned
The Last Words
Portents at Jesus’ Death

Act IV: THE BURIAL
Joseph ab Aromatis
Blood and Water
The Burial
The Tomb Cut in the Rock

Act V: THE RESURRECTION
The Stone that Rolled Away
What the Women Saw
The Empty Tomb
The Chorus Leaves the Stage

Notes and References