The story in brief
Who do you say I am? From a pagan city at the foot of Mount Hermon to a tomb outside Jerusalem, follow Jesus south and hear the stories told on the way: a Samaritan on a dangerous road, a son who wastes everything, a camel and a needle.
The chapters
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Chapter 1 · 5 min · Free
Who Do You Say I Am?
In a city built for Caesar, beside a cave for Pan, a fisherman gives the answer.
Sources: Mark 8:27–9:8; Matthew 16:13–23; Luke 9:51–56; Josephus, Antiquities 18.28
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Chapter 2 · 5 min · Free
The Good Samaritan
A lawyer asks a trick question. The answer is a story with the wrong hero.
Sources: Luke 10:25–42; Deuteronomy 6:5; Leviticus 19:18; Josephus, Antiquities 13.255–256
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Chapter 3 · 5 min
Lost and Found
A lost sheep, a lost coin, and a son who wishes his father dead.
Sources: Luke 15; Deuteronomy 21:17
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Chapter 4 · 5 min
The Eye of a Needle
A camel, a needle, a beggar at the gate, and a short man up a tree.
Sources: Mark 10:17–31; Matthew 20:1–16; 25:14–30; Luke 16:19–31; 19:1–27; Talmud, Berakhot 55b
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Chapter 5 · 5 min
Lazarus
A friend four days dead, a teacher who weeps, and a council afraid of Rome.
Sources: John 11:1–54; 12:1; Josephus, Antiquities 17.286–295; 18.35, 95
Who’s who
The people you meet. Each one is a hero card you can collect.
- ElijahProphet of Fire
- The Good SamaritanNeighbor on the Jericho Road
- The Prodigal SonLost and Found
- ZacchaeusChief Tax Collector of Jericho
- Martha of BethanyHost · Mourner · Believer
- Lazarus of BethanyFriend · Four Days Dead
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 8:27–10:52
- Matthew 16:13–20:34
- Luke 9:51–19:28
- John 11:1–54
Bible quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain.
