The Liars' Gospel

Dramatis Personae

Jews

(anglicized versions of the names are in italics)

Yehoshuah/Jesus a wandering healer and teacher

Miryam/Mary the mother of Yehoshuah, and several other children, living in the village of Natzaret

Gidon of Yaffo a fugitive

Yosef/Joseph Miryam’s husband, a woodworker

Shimon

Yirmiyahu

Iehuda sons and daughters of Miryam

Iov

Dina

Michal

Rahav a woman of Natzaret

Ezra the Teacher a learned man

Iehuda of Qeriot/Judas a follower of Yehoshuah

Pinchas Miryam’s brother

Shmuel Miryam’s brother

Elkannah Iehuda’s wife

Caiaphas the Cohen Gadol, the High Priest of the great Temple in Jerusalem

Annas father-in-law of Caiaphas, a former High Priest

Caiaphas’s wife a well-educated woman

Darfon the Levite a Temple administrator

Natan the Levite the chief Temple administrator, Caiaphas’s friend

Hodia’s daughter a wife in waiting

Elikan a young priest

Bar-Avo/Barabbas a rebel and a murderer

Giora

Ya’ir rebels, friends of Bar-Avo

Matan

Av-Raham a rebel leader

Ananus son of Annas the new High Priest of the great Temple in Jerusalem

Romans, or members of other nations

Pompey a military commander, also known as Pompey the Great

Calidorus a wealthy merchant

Pomponius a hanger-on of Calidorus

Tiberius Caesar the Emperor

Pontius Pilate the Prefect of Judea

Caligula the new Emperor

Marullus the new Prefect of Judea

Titus a military commander, later Emperor