The Passion of Christ Season 1 Episode 1

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The Passion of Christ Season 1 Episode 1

Pontius Pilate, the new Roman prefect (governor) of Judea, grudgingly tolerates Jewish queerness as long as taxes flow to emperor Tiberius, especially from neighboring Syria. High priest Caiaphas wants to keep order at the Passover festival, part of his profitable exploitation regime of Jerusalem's Temple. Jezus Barabbas's terrorist murder of a tax collector makes Romans and temple eager to reassert order and authority. That may require curtailing Jezus's Gallilean disciples, as "this year's would-be messiah" challenges convention, social order and arguably the law.