Women and snakes...perhaps. Or, given the title and all the biblical references, it gives a certain perspective to the last days of the Nazarene, especially concentrating on the relationship with Mary Magdalene. It seems like he's not wanting to leave her, but on the other hand, his path necessitates to take the cross. Both ways give him a life and a death: with Mary, he would be forced to let go of the holy path (hence "die"), but on the cross he's forced to let go of the human life (but gain a "divine life").
Women and snakes...perhaps. Or, given the title and all the biblical references, it gives a certain perspective to the last days of the Nazarene, especially concentrating on the relationship with Mary Magdalene. It seems like he's not wanting to leave her, but on the other hand, his path necessitates to take the cross. Both ways give him a life and a death: with Mary, he would be forced to let go of the holy path (hence "die"), but on the cross he's forced to let go of the human life (but gain a "divine life").