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Manasseh

A Jerusalem lawyer who left his father's house to follow Jesus, and measures the man by the two apples they shared under a wild tree.

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First appearance: Manasseh, a Lawyer in Jerusalem

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A lawyer in Jerusalem who reflects on Jesus' impact and the consequences of His enemies' actions.
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Manasseh moves through the city's legal and respectable circles, yet his account of Jesus is personal and quietly disruptive: a mother's blessing, a cloak fetched, a life quietly redirected. His hunger for signs and…

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Claudius’s sudden, involuntary loss of composure—a hardened veteran who has faced death without fear now rende…

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