SETTING: Two elderly couples dining together in a courtyard garden

TIME: Christ's ministry

RUTH: So look who wasn't at all hungry. (Serving both men)

DAVID: (Laughing heartily) Only your cooking could make me eat so much.

NATHAN: (Joining in laughter) Yes, such a fine cook.

RUTH: You two ... such lies.

RACHEL: They said the exact same to me last night.

DAVID: (Still laughing) We did?

NATHAN: We did, Friend!

DAVID: Well, well, back to back banquets.

RUTH: Back to back to back to back.

RACHEL: Amen. You two make every meal a banquet.

DAVID: My wife is an excellent cook. I am only showing my pride (Patting his portly stomach).

NATHAN: God warns of having excessive pride (both resume laughing; back slapping ensues).

RACHEL: You two! Just finish. We want to enjoy conversation without the sounds of your inces…