It has Barabbas as the subject, who was pardoned according to the Biblical report in place of Jesus Christ by Pontius Pilate.
The film is based on the novel Wine of Morning by Bob Jones Jr. On a stormy voyage Barabbas writes a letter to his friend Stephen and remembers his time in Galilean Nazareth.
One day he meets Irene, the future bride of his friend Stephanus, and falls in love with her.
He meets the rabid tax collector Levi and notes bitterly the oppression of the Jews by the Romans.
In the meantime, Joel meets the stranger Omah, whose family was cruelly killed by the Romans.
Omah recruits Joel for an underground movement fighting for the liberation of Israel.
While performing a mission, he saves the Egyptian dancer Myra from the advances of Manean's servant Toron.
At the same time, Pontius Pilate is presented Jesus as a prisoner accused of blasphemy.
The film was created with the participation of students and staff of Bob Jones University.