Verna Bloom

A nameless stranger rides into a small town and immediately kills three gunmen. Impressed by his abilities, the townsfolk hire him to protect the town, but start to second-guess their hire when he begins to take advantage of them.

Paul's life as a word processor is humdrum. Nothing prepares him for his date with Marcy in the SoHo area of New York as he meets her artist flatmate Kiki, cocktail waitress June, ice cream vendor Gail and Mark who's ripe for his first gay fling. Paul longs for his upper East Side flat - but will he make it home intact?

The carpenter Jesus of Nazareth, tormented by the temptations of demons, the guilt of making crosses for the Romans, pity for men and the world, and the constant call of God, sets out to find what God wills for him. But as his mission nears fulfillment, he must face the greatest temptation: the normal life of a good man.