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After several misadventures, and escaping from Pontius Pilate, the fugitive winds up in a lineup of would-be mystics and prophets who harangue the passing crowd in a plaza.

Forced to come up with something plausible in order to blend in and keep the guards off his back, Brian babbles pseudo-religious truisms, and quickly attracts a small but intrigued audience.

Once the guards have left, Brian tries to put the episode behind him, but he has unintentionally inspired a movement.

He grows frantic when he finds that some people have started to follow him around, with even the slightest unusual occurrence being hailed as a " miracle ".

After slipping away from the mob, Brian runs into Judith, and they spend the night together.

In the morning, Brian opens the curtains to discover an enormous crowd of people outside his mother's house, all proclaiming him to be the Messiah.

Brian's mother protests: " He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy ".

Brian finds himself unable to change their minds, because his every word and action are immediately seized as points of doctrine.