Nicodemus

<p><i>At the trial of Jesus one man spoke in his defense.</i></p><p>Nicodemus is destined to be a great scholar of Jewish law from a young age. Despite being betrothed to a girl who insists on putting love before the law he becomes a respected Pharisee. When his wife becomes terminally ill Nicodemus seeks out Jesus a radical teacher rumored to heal the sick. They meet in secret because Jesus is viewed as a threat to the Pharisees and to the volatile relationship between the Jews and their brutal Roman rulers. After meeting Jesus in person Nicodemus believes Jesus could be the long-awaited Messiah who will save the Jews from their oppressors. As factions in Jerusalem conspire to have Jesus killed will Nicodemus be able to stop them?</p><p>Other people from the Bible you will meet in <i>Nicodemus</i>:</p> <p>• Zacchaeus the in-law no one wants to invite to family functions</p><p>• Simeon who was promised he would not die before he saw the Messiah</p> <p>• Pontius Pilate the Roman prefect who did not want Jesus's blood on his hands</p><p>Enter the world of the Jerusalem elite and experience the story from a perspective that has never been told before.</p>