After crushing a Zealot revolution led by Barabbas, Clavius, a Roman
tribune, is charged by Pontius Pilate to investigate the rumors of a
risen Jewish Messiah and to locate the missing body of Yeshua (Jesus of
Nazareth), in order to quell an imminent uprising in Jerusalem during
the first 40 days following Christ's resurrection. Failing to find the body, Clavius seeks and finds the disciples of
Yeshua, and unexpectedly finds the risen Yeshua. Pilate learns that
Clavius has apparently betrayed him, and sends a contingent of Roman
troops to pursue Clavius and the followers of Yeshua. Clavius helps the
disciples to evade the Romans and witnesses the healing of a leper, and
then the ascension of Yeshua into heaven. Clavius struggles to reconcile what he has seen with what he knows of the world.
