
It's 6 AD. Inside a small synagogue in Nazareth Jesus stands to read from the scroll of the prophet Isaiah. His disciples sit on the floor nearby, and about 40 people, all middle-aged to elderly men in period appropriate dress sit, some in chairs, others on the floor. The lighting is muted and the inside decor is sparse but warm and inviting. Light streams in through a single window opening on one wall and through the back door, where everything else is dark and cool. Outside the heat is beating down and the sun shines brightly. Outside the window some women and children are gathered, waiting for their husbands and fathers and grandfathers to finish. As Jesus reads, some of the men look at each other with surprised expressions. Others show acceptance.