Part VI: Passion, Chapter 30 - 35 Summary

On Sunday, Joshua waits outside the gate to Jerusalem while one of his apostles looks for a donkey for Joshua to ride upon, as is written in prophesy. The apostles conspire not to find a donkey, and as night falls, Joshua leaves for Bethany where the apostles have congregated at Simon's house. There he gives a lecture:

"'There is nothing you can do to stop this from happening!' Joshua screamed at the apostles, who were gathered in the front room of Simon's house. Martha ran from the room crying when Joshua glared at her. Simon looked at the floor, as did the rest of us. 'The priest and the scribes will take me, and put me on trial. They will spit on me and scourge me and then they will kill me. I will...