The Kedeshah and the Carpenter

<p><strong>Kedeshah</strong> was an ancient word used in the in the Hebrew Bible referring to a sacred prostitute which is Mary Magdalene. Carpenter refers to <strong>Jesus Christ</strong>.</p><p><strong>Mary Magdalene</strong> doesn't mind her life as a Kedeshah; a high-class sex worker. But she yearns for something more. Through a charismatic yet substance abusive regular client by the name of <strong>Jesus of Nazareth</strong> she believes the key to a new life lies in a partnership of theatrics with this lost soul. </p><p>Using hired help and skills learned from an <strong>alchemist docto</strong>r Mary invents a <strong>Messiah of mystery</strong> a savoir who can perform miracles and more importantly; an emissary to tell the disillusioned people of <strong>Roman controlled Judea</strong> what they want to hear. All for a small price.</p><p>When jealous<strong> religious rivals</strong> <strong>ex-lovers</strong> concerned <strong>High Priests</strong> and bull-headed <strong>kings</strong> realize the growing influence of this remarkable one they call <strong>Jesus Christ</strong> Mary battles the ballooning ego of Jesus of Nazareth and those who seek to have him disposed of. She must keep her <strong>masterpiece</strong> alive just long enough to take all she's earned and abscond to a quieter simpler life.</p><p><br></p><p>The Kedeshah and the Carpenter is the story of Jesus Christ with dark and inventive<strong> twists</strong> using actual quotes and events from the <strong>Bible</strong> that are skewered to show a much different telling than the one most people are familiar with. </p>