PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS

Jesus Christ
Teacher and lay priest during the reign of emperor Tiberius, who becomes the Messiah or Christ promised in the Old Testament. As the Son of God, he is sent to be crucified and, through his resurrection, offers salvation and reconciliation with God by offering the Perfect Atonement for the sins of humankind.

 

James
Younger half-brother of Jesus Christ.

Joseph Caiaphas
High priest of the Sanhedrin, Judea's highest judicial and ecclesiastical council.

Nicodemus
Member of the Sanhedrin, father of Mary Magdalene, and related to Jesus by marriage.

Joseph of Arimathea
Member of the Sanhedrin, brother of Mother Mary and uncle to Jesus.

Pontius Pilate
Governor of Roman province of Judea in the time of Jesus and Tiberius.

Judas Iscariot
A devoted disciple and ardent Judean nationalist.

 

 

SUPPORTING CHARACTERS

Mary Magdalene
Wife of Jesus Christ.

 

Mother Mary
Mother of Jesus Christ.

Claudia Procula
Pontius Pilate's wife.

 

Aran Eliasaph
A fictitious member of the Sanhedrin.

Malchus
Servant of Joseph Caiaphas.

 

Peter
Once a fisherman, became a disciple of Jesus.