“You have said so,” Jesus replied. “But I say to all of you: From now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.” (Matthew 26:64)

“I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd.” (John 10:16)

Greek theatre became an art form long before the first century. But in the first century it still flourished in the cities of the Roman Empire, including in Jerusalem. Here, Herod the Great had built an astounding open air theatre in the upper part of the city. There, the wealthiest of the Jews would attend Greek and Roman theatre performances.

One of the most interesting of the Greek theatre genre is the tragedy. A “tragedy…