EASTER(LIVE) IS A DIVERSE COLLECTION OF PASSION STORIES BEING TOLD LIVE ON TWITTER THIS EASTER.

Being a huge Twitter fan I had to join in this creative initiative. Every day in Holy Week (starting 17th April) I will be tweeting in character as Salome, journeying with Jesus and the disciples through the passion story.

It’s possible that the Salome (not the ‘seven veils’ one!) who is named by Mark as being one of the women who go to anoint Jesus’ body at the tomb is also the mother of James and John.

Since I was moved by the story of the call of James and John (who leave their father Zebedee to follow Jesus) – I was drawn in even more by the character of Salome. I thought that imagining the passion account through the eyes of a female follower of Jesus would be interesting and a good way to make my own journey through Holy Week.

How to follow the story online:

If you’re a member of Twitter, follow me @vahva and @easterLIVE and look out for Tweets with the hashtag #easterLIVE.

If that makes no sense to you, visit http://www.easterlive2011.com/vahva to see all the Tweets in one simple place.

Image: Eastern Orthodox icon of the two Marys and Salome at the Tomb of Jesus (Kizhi, 18th century).

More information about Salome at Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salome_(disciple)