Finally, after continued dispute, the judge announced a decision of sorts, "Whoever follows the traditions of their law, faith, and father-including the trait of brotherly-love-to the fullest should inherent the leadership in the kingdom." Saladin clapped at the parable and bowed to Nathan's wise reply to is difficult question as to the one-true faith.
IN THE END
At the end of the play, Nathan the Wise, it is revealed by the main character, Nathan, that not only had the daughter been adopted at a young age, but the young Knights Templer who had been adopted as well. The Templer had been raised in Europe by different relatives before returning to Jerusalem with the most recent crusade.
Therefore both, Daja and the young Templer were the adopted children from the same father, a Palestinian, who went by two names. This particular Palestinian had been born in the Muslim world as Saladin's very own brother, named Assad.
Assad had also taken on the name of Wolf von Filnek. It was this von Filnek who had originally given up his baby child to be raised by a monk in the Sinai desert before going off to war. That monk had, in turn, passed Daja on to Nathan after the murder of all his other family members.
Meanwhile, it was through an unnamed female member of the von Stauffen family from Germany into which the young Templer was brought into the world. His uncle, Conrad von Stauffen, had later taken the boy to be raised on the European continent.
In short, it turns out that before God, we are one mixed-up family of Jews, Muslims and Christians.
Let's learn to live out our living faiths before God and community! "Whoever follows the traditions of their law, faith, and father-including the trait of brotherly-love-to the fullest should inherent the leadership in the kingdom
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