I Am He

I Am He

*"This Messiah you speak of. I am He."*
―Jesus to Photina.**[src]**
***I Am He*** is the eighth episode and season finale of the first season of *The Chosen*.

## Synopsis

Jesus and His students complete their preparations and leave Capernaum for Samaria. Jesus meets with a suffering woman at Jacob's Well and announces that He is the Messiah.

## Plot

In Canaan, 1952 BC, Jacob (Amato D'Apolito) and his sons dig a well in Shechem. In Sychar, 26 AD, Photina (Vanessa De Silvio), a suffering Samaritan woman, fetch water from Jacob's Well. Photina files a divorce paper but her husband declines. At Matthew's dinner party in Capernaum, Jesus answers the questions of the Pharisees, including Yussif (Ivan Jasso), with the words of Hosea. Shmuel petitions Nicodemus concerning false prophecy. Jesus goes to Simon’s house and speaks with Eden on her situation. Jesus then heals Dasha, Simon’s mother-in-law, and she begins to serve them. Learning Matthew left, Quintus issues a decree against religious gatherings outside synagogues. As Jesus and his students complete their preparations and leave Capernaum, Nicodemus leaves money for them. Gaius bequeaths Matthew's wealth to Matthew's father, Alphaeus (Troy Caylak). On the road, Jesus decides to go through Samaria, much to the shock of the disciples, especially Big James (Kian Kavousi) and John. When they arrive in Sychar, the disciples go to town to buy food while Jesus stays at Jacob's Well. There, Jesus meets with Photina and asks her for water. Jesus then offers Photina the living water, he expresses the true worship, and he announces to her that he is the Messiah. After hearing Jesus telling her everything she ever did, Photina believes Jesus is the Christ and tells everyone about him. The disciples return from the town and Jesus publicly launches his ministry.

## 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
* Nick Shakoour as Zebedee
* George H. Xanthis as John
* Kian Kavousi as Big James (season 1, episodes 5-8)
* Brandon Potter as Praetor Quintus, a Roman magistrate
* Kirk B.R. Woller as Gaius, a Roman centurion and associate of Matthew
* Giavani Cairo as Thaddeus
* Jordan Walker Ross as Little James
* Erick Avari as Nicodemus

### Recurring

* Troy Caylak as Alphaeus, Matthew's father
* Adetokumboh M'Cormack as Yassib
* Ivan Jasso as Yussif, a Pharisee
* Aalok Mehta as Barnaby
* Anne Beyer as Shula
* Nina Leon as Salome
* Vanessa DeSilvio as Photina, the Samaritan woman at the well
* Jacqueline Torres as Elisheva, Matthew's mother
* Amato D'Apolito as Jacob
* Maz Siam as Neriah, Photina's husband
* Nene Nwoko as Rivka
* Leticia Magaña as Dasha, Simon's Mother-in-law
* Steve Shermett as Josiah
* Cory Phillips as Seller

## Themes

The episode is based on Genesis 33:18-20, Matthew 8:14-15, Matthew 9:10-13, Mark 1:29-31, Mark 2:15-17, Luke 4:38-39, Luke 5:29-32, and John 4:4-38.

### Events

* Jacob and his sons dig a well in Shechem (Genesis 33:18-20).
* Matthew hosts a dinner party for Jesus and others (Matthew 9:10-13, Mark 2:15-17, Luke 5:29-32).
* Jesus heals Simon's mother-in-law, Dasha (Matthew 8:14-15, Mark 1:29-31, Luke 4:38-39).
* Jesus speaks with and reveals himself as the Messiah to Photina, the Samaritan woman at the well (John 4:4-38).

## External Links

* I Am He on IMDb
* I Am He on The Chosen