Not frightened by the sword and armor of
the Roman knight, but assured by his candid look, the other answers
in the Aramaic which both can speak:
"Johannes is my name. Till three years ago I was a fisherman, up
on the waters of Gennesaret. Since then I have been a disciple of
this Man from Galilee. In his company I have heard surprising
words and have felt a heavenly influence. He was no ordinary
Teacher. He was indeed from above."
"Is it true," asks Quintus in breathless words, "that your Master
has risen from the grave? I have been away in Tyrus. Now in the
Roman camp on Scopus I have heard that he has come forth from the
sepulcher. What means such a marvelous report?"
"Yes, it is all true," John answers with his face aglow; "this is
the very sepulcher where our Lord was laid. Your own sentries kept
guard before the tomb securely sealed. But on the morning of
yesterday there was a shaking of the earth; some angelic visitants
rolled away the stone door of the grave; and our immortal Christus
came forth again.
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