Chapter 5 Summary

Spring finds Daniel restless on the mountain, feeling his not accomplishing anything. He finally decides that he wants to go to Capernaum to look for Joel, and Rosh approves of his plan.

Arriving in Capernaum, Daniel is like a tourist taking in all the sights of the markets with food and cloth vendors, and he goes to the harbor where he is given a cooked fish by a friendly lady. She asks him if he is waiting for the teacher. Not knowing what she is talking about, he says that he is not. She urges him to follow her to hear the "carpenter" speak. When the man begins to speak to the fishermen, Daniel sees that it is Jesus. As Jesus describes the kingdom of heaven to one fisherman who asks, two Roman soldiers appear and enter the group. Daniel's hatred rises, and...