This story is fictional told in the historical context of the life of Jesus. The story is a product of the author's imagination. Interpretations asserted or implied are entirely the author's view.
Except for the biblical persons, all other characters are fictional and any resemblance to persons, places, and events is coincidental.
Scripture references are from the New American Standard and the Amplified New Testament and in many cases, Scripture was paraphrased to achieve present conversational style. Old Testament Scriptures are from the Jewish translation.