Luke 3:21-38
Cast and drama. Luke, Hosea the fisher, God, Mrs Hosea, young relative, Mr and Mrs Theophilos.
Hosea finds Luke, and resumes his account of Jesus baptism and genealogy.
Luke (spotting the fisher approaching the market): Hosea! Over here!
Hosea: I see, and thanks for waiting for me. That emergency on the lake nearly7 cost me a full days wage not only for me, but all my workers.
Luke: Does that kind of thing happen often?
Hosea: Storms often blow in out of nowhere. Nets sometimes don’t get mended well, and sometimes a huge catch is pulled in. But it isn’t often to have them hit all at once like that.
Luke: I’m glad to know it worked out for you. I was praying for you.
Hosea: Thank the lord for answered prayers. Now come with me. I’m sure you’ll be glad to get away from that fish market.
Luke (sound of footsteps, and fading market noise): I can’t tell you how glad I am to get away. Even standing upwind, it was beginning to be a little much.
Hosea (laughing, and fade as he speaks): You would get used to it, if you worked around the lake much. I still have a story for you that I didn’t get to tell you before my fishers had trouble. You should have time to hear it before we get to my house.
transition, writing affect.
Luke: Dear Theophilos. I met a fisher today who told me about John’s ministry that I wrote to you in my earlier letter. I thought that was all he had to say, but after meeting him, and his family, he had so much more to add. For one thing, while John was baptizing people, Jesus came to the river.
(fade out)
(fade in with more writing affect)
Hosea: Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heavens were opened, and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form, like a dove; and a voice came from heaven,
God: ”You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”
transition, writing affect.
Luke: there’s more for you Theophilos, that I learned about our lord after I was invited into the house of my new friend.
Short transition affect.
Luke: That’s amazing Hosea! God actually spoke at the baptism of Jesus!
Hosea: it happened just that way. I was young, but I was there, and witnessed it. look. Here’s my house. I think you may enjoy this.
Luke: What is it?
Hosea: A young relative of mine is studying for his coming of age. His lesson today is to recite the genealogy of his family.
Luke (not enthused): Oh, I see.
Hosea: I think you might change your mind when you consider that his mother is one of the sisters of Jesus. And his assignment is to recite the family tree of the uncle he never got to meet.
Luke (much more excited): Oh! I see!
Hosea : Hurry and step right in. It looks like another storm could be kicking up on the lake. Get your pen ready for taking down some notes.
Door affect.
Mrs Hosea: How’s the weather outside?
Hosea: It was just fine until a moment ago. The wind was whipping up as we stepped inside.
Mrs Hosea: Oh no, and I had the party all set up on the colonnade out back.
Hosea: I think it ought to be fine. The house will block most of the wind. Follow me Luke, its right out here.
Mrs Hosea: My decorations… my lamps… the wind will ruin them!
Hosea: Stop worrying dear, they’ll be fine. If it gets too bad, we can move things inside. Come on Luke, right through here…
Door affect.
(wind, rattling in background)
Nephew: Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,
Mrs Hosea (worried): The wind! My lamps!
Hosea: Stop fretting. He’s doing fine.
Nephew: the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda, the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,
Mrs: Hosea: The wind is blowing everything away. Please, everybody, come inside, and get out of the weather.
Hosea (laughing): You’re doing fine my son! Keep going!
Mrs Hosea: You’re not funny, Hosea! You bring that boy right in here, now!
Nephew: the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,
Fading out).
(fade in with writing affect, as Luke overlaps or resumes the reading)
Luke: the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
(fade out)
Transition affect, and door open and close)
Mrs Theophilos: i see you’re home dear. There was another letter for you today.
Theophilos: From Dr Luke?
Mrs Theophilos: Of course dear, who else has been writing to you?
Theophilos: Great, let me have a look at it then.
Sound of paper.
Theophilos (scanning through what he reads): Hmm… he met a fisher… had to wait in the fish market.
Mrs Theophilos: Fish market! I hope he didn’t have to wait for long.
Theophilos: He goes on to tell about Jesus… and what’s this? A genealogy?
Mrs Theophilos: That doctor friend of yours is certainly thorough. He doesn’t miss a detail, does he?
Theophilos: (repeating last verse for continuity)
the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan, the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
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