An occupied land. A rigged economy. One carpenter with an idea.
Palestine under Rome wasn't just a military occupation — it was an economic extraction machine. Roman taxes took a third of everything. The Temple took another slice. Debt bondage was legal. The fishing industry was a monopoly. The poor paid a 15% markup to pray.
Into this walks a carpenter from Nazareth with a radical proposition: what if everyone just stopped using their money?
The Way puts you inside this world. You'll cross into Samaria — enemy territory — to build trade networks that survive ethnic hatred. You'll debate Greek philosophers in the Decapolis who've been preaching similar ideas for centuries. You'll face down Herodias, who is smarter and more dangerous than her husband Herod. You'll watch a Roman centurion cry.
Four factions track your political position: Rome, the Temple, the Zealots, and the People. Every choice moves multiple factions. There are no clean hands in occupied Palestine.