Category: Novelizations

A stone went flying into the distance, kicked absently by one of two travelers making their way toward Emmaus. The sun had passed the zenith a few hours earlier and was beginning its own journey to the horizon, but the heat of the day had just reached its peak. Neither of the two men took…

“I’m looking for someone called Jesus?” said the man from the door.“What do you want from the rabbi?” asked Nathaniel.The man said, “I bring a message from Mary and Martha of Bethany in Judea.”Nathaniel stepped back from the doorway and gestured toward Jesus. The messenger stepped inside as Jesus stood and greeted him. “The Lord…

“A penny?” asked the man, sitting at the side of the road.A few of the disciples looked over, and Nathaniel put a hand on Judas’ arm. “We can spare a bit, right?”The group’s treasurer grimaced a bit, but he unslung the money satchel and reached in. He pulled out a pair of coins and passed…

The sun beat down on the travelers as they marched north toward Galilee. For many of them, it was home, but a homecoming was the last thing on most of their minds. Going back to familiar places was a blessing, of course, but there was nothing about the journey getting there that made any of…