The story in brief
A wild prophet at the Jordan, fishermen who leave their nets, a sermon on a hillside and a storm on the lake. Follow Jesus through a year in Galilee, under Herod Antipas and the shadow of Rome, and hear where “turn the other cheek” comes from.
The chapters
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Chapter 1 · 5 min · Free
A Voice in the Wilderness
A wild man in camel’s hair, a river full of people, and a voice from the sky.
Sources: Luke 3:1–22; Mark 1:1–14; Matthew 3; Josephus, Antiquities 18.116–119
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Chapter 2 · 5 min · Free
Forty Days and a Wedding
Three temptations in the desert, a skeptic under a fig tree, and a wedding about to run dry.
Sources: Matthew 4:1–11; John 1:35–2:12; Deuteronomy 8:3
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Chapter 3 · 5 min
Fishers of Men
Four fishermen leave their nets. A town takes off a roof. A hometown turns into a mob.
Sources: Mark 1:14–3:35; Luke 4:16–30; 5:1–11; Mekhilta on Exodus 31:13
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Chapter 4 · 5 min
The Sermon on the Mount
The most quoted speech in history, and half the lines you already know.
Sources: Matthew 5–7; Luke 6:17–49; Exodus 21:24; Talmud, Shabbat 31a; The Kaddish
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Chapter 5 · 5 min
Wind, Waves and Bread
A storm that obeys, a madman named Legion, a king’s cruel promise, and bread for five thousand.
Sources: Mark 4:35–6:52; Matthew 14:1–33; John 6:8–9; Josephus, Antiquities 18.116–119, 136
Who’s who
The people you meet. Each one is a hero card you can collect.
- John the BaptistProphet · Baptizer · Voice in the Wilderness
- NathanaelSkeptic of Cana
- James and JohnSons of Zebedee · Sons of Thunder
- MatthewTax Collector · Apostle
- AndrewFisherman · The First Called
- The TwelveFishermen, a Tax Collector and a Zealot
What you’ll be able to tell
This story belongs to the journey “Jesus of Nazareth”. By the end of it, you can tell where “no room at the inn”, “turn the other cheek”, “born again” and “cast the first stone” come from.
Stories in this journey
Sources
- Mark 1–6
- Matthew 3–7, 14
- Luke 3–6
- John 1–2
Bible quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain.
