Shabbat

Shabbat

*"God blessed the seventh day, and He hallowed it, for thereon, He abstained from all the work that God created to do."*
―Mary Magdalene.**[src]**
***Shabbat*** is the second episode of the first season of *The Chosen*.

## Synopsis

Matthew validates Simon's claims with Praetor Quintus, Nicodemus investigates the miracle reported in the Red Quarter, and Mary receives surprise guests at her Shabbat dinner.

## Plot

### A Shabbat Dinner

In Chinnereth, 948 BC, an Israelite household prepares a Shabbat dinner, with a mother describing the history and tradition of the celebration to her son. The dinner opens with the Eshet Chayil, an ode to the Woman of Valor.

### A Reported Miracle

In the City of Capernaum, 26 AD, a recently healed Mary Magdalene works at the hairdressers and decides to start the preparation for her Shabbat dinner. While Mary Magdalene is on an errand, she is seen by Yussif, who reported the miracle to his fellow Pharisees and the Av Beit Din.

### Matter of Life and Death

Having suspicions on Simon, Matthew meets with Quintus to validate Simon's claims of negotiating with Quintus. Meanwhile, Simon enjoys the temporary reprieve from financial ruin and continues to spy on the merchants, buying drinks for them and his fellow fishermen, Big James and John, the sons of Zebedee. However, Andrew reminds Simon of his responsibilities and what is at stake. That night, leaving his wife Eden behind, Simon, accompanied by a reluctant Andrew, is forced to spy on the fishermen on Shabbat, watching the merchant fleet to see if the merchants will sail.

### "Someone Else?"

After receiving word from the Pharisees and the Av Beit Din and learning Mary Magdalene is restored, Nicodemus investigates the reported miracle of the healing in the Red Quarter. On her way to host her Shabbat dinner, Mary Magdalene was found by Nicodemus who asks her how she was healed. Mary Magdalene tells Nicodemus it was Someone else who redeemed her, whose time for men to know has not yet come, but she does not know His name.

### Four Different Shabbat Dinners

On Shabbat, as Mary Magdalene hosts her Shabbat dinner, two of her friends, Barnaby and Shula, arrive. Mary Magdalene receives surprise guests, James and Thaddeus, and ask her if they can join her Shabbat dinner. Mary Magdalene welcomed them and as the four have settled, Mary begins to read the prayer. Then, the Man who healed Mary arrives too, who introduces James and Thaddeus as His students and Himself as Jesus of Nazareth. Simultaneously, Nicodemus hosts his Shabbat dinner with his fellow Pharisees. An ashamed Matthew eats dinner with the dog he found, after trying and deciding not to have dinner with his family. Leaving the dinner that upsets Andrew and Eden, Simon heads to the Sea of Galilee and is approached by the Romans to spy on the merchants again.

## Cast and Characters

### Main

* Shahar Isaac as Simon
* Jonathan Roumie as Jesus
* Elizabeth Tabish as Mary Magdalene
* Paras Patel as Matthew
* Noah James as Andrew
* Janis Dardaris as Zohara, Nicodemus' wife
* Lara Silva as Eden, Simon's wife
* Shaan Sharma as Shmuel, a Pharisee
* George H. Xanthis as John
* Shayan Sobhian as Big James (season 1, episodes 1–4)
* Erick Avari as Nicodemus

### Recurring

* Giavani Cairo as Thaddeus
* Ivan Jasso as Yussif, a Pharisee
* Brandon Potter as Praetor Quintus, a Roman magistrate
* Jordan Walker Ross as Little James
* Kirk B.R. Woller as Gaius, a Roman centurion and associate of Matthew

## Themes

### Events

* Jesus already called Thaddeus and James before visiting Mary Magdalene on Shabbat.

## External Links

* Shabbat on IMDb
* Shabbat on The Chosen