Luke travels Roma looking for apostle Paul, turned in Nero's prisoner, to tell his story before his execution.

A whaling ship called called the Essex becomes shipwrecked and those on board struggle for survival.

In a small Mediterranean village, Carmen has looked after her brother, the local priest, for her entire life. When the Church abandons Carmen, she is mistaken for the new priest. Carmen begins to see the world, and herself, in a n...