1. Thrones in the Desert
Five fictional lives intersect with the opening twelve chapters of Luke’s Gospel. Eliana, the daughter of a Zealot, is joined by a tax collector, an enslaved woman, a palace guard and a Pharisee whose ambitions and loyalties are disrupted as John the Baptist preaches and Jesus…
2. Swords in the Desert
The five intertwined protagonists from Thrones in the Desert follow the final twelve chapters of Luke as Jesus travels towards Jerusalem. Their loyalties are tested by arrest, betrayal and political violence, and the approach of crucifixion forces each to decide whether self-preservation matters more than the…
3. Fire in the Desert
After the resurrection, Eliana and the surviving members of the ensemble confront the upheaval described in Acts. Pentecost, conflict in Jerusalem, persecution and the expansion of the movement beyond Judaea transform private grief into dangerous public commitment, while Saul’s violence and conversion alter the direction of…