I Appeal To Caesar!

Prologue Two Nervous Spies

Early Morning in Jerusalem, 35 AD, Herod’s Temple

The rising sun will soon be up.

Already, desperate people are on the move toward The Temple of Herod, the great center of Israel’s religious activity. While others are lost in sleep, these frantic travelers have suddenly gained new hope to live! An unbelievable door of opportunity appears to be opening! Every Jew now believes the religious significance of Jerusalem is of “decisive importance.” After all, it is the city of the Temple. Some would say, “the single holy place in the world for Jews.” This Temple is a magnificent, world-class religious complex, occupying one-fifth of Jerusalem. Even Rome is jealous of its grandeur. But!... the architecture alone is not the magnetism drawing this diverse, intense crowd.

SW Corner of Herod’s Temple