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Come Join Us Here : www.facebook.com Storyline : A depiction of the last twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, on the day of His crucifixion in Jerusalem. The story opens in the Garden of Olives where Jesus has gone to pray after the Last Supper. Betrayed by Judas Iscariot, the controversial Jesus--who has performed 'miracles' and has publicly announced that He is 'the Son of God'--is arrested and taken back within the city walls of Jerusalem. There, the leaders of the Pharisees confront Him with accusations of blasphemy; subsequently, His trial results with the leaders condemning Him to His death. Jesus is brought before Pontius Pilate, the Roman Governor of Palestine, for His sentencing. Pilate listens to the accusations leveled at Jesus by the Pharisees. Realizing that His own decision will cause Him to become embroiled in a political conflict, Pilate defers to King Herod in deciding the matter of how to persecute Jesus. However, Herod returns Jesus to Pilate who, in turn, gives the crowd a choice between which prisoner they would rather to see set free--Jesus, or Barrabas. The crowd chooses to have Barrabas set free. Thus, Jesus is handed over to the Roman soldiers and is brutally flagellated. Bloody and unrecognizable, He is brought back before Pilate who, once again, presents Him to the thirsty crowd--assuming they will see that Jesus has been punished enough. The crowd, however, is not satisfied. Thus, Pilate washes his hands of the entire dilemma ...