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The Death of John the Baptist

Mark 6:14-29

The Sacred Geometry Story

Scene 1: The unnamed House of King Herod: The twelve disciples sent out two by two have just completed their mission. Herod has received numerous reports of their deeds which he attributes to John the Baptist coming back from the dead. Herod arrested him just before Jesus began his ministry then beheaded him.

Scene 2: A long flashback explains how John died.

12 Characters: others, dead ones, John the Baptist, king Herod, his brother Philip, Herodias the wife of Herod, her daughter Solome, Elias, the king's "great ones," thousand leader's, foremost ones, the king's bodyguard.

21 Signs of objects used in the story: house of Herod, 12 characters, a watch, a platter, a grudge, kingdom, a dinner, Galilee, grief, a memorial vault.

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