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And theyre very stable, its completely plausible that a song could have a very ancient background. >> saint thomas christians also maintain an an comment tradition. >> the songs tell us that the apostle was well received wherever he went, people will continue and received his message and accept the baptism from the apostle. and christian communities group. >> the songs it was about the works of thomas and how he was, as an individual and as a disciple of jesus was able actually to lift the messa...

>> its one of the great ironies of the way we talk about thomas that we call him doubting thomas when actually we should call him faithful thomas because whats happened is hes gone on his journey and in the end he makes the right decision. he comes to faith. >> my lord, my god. >> doubting thomas may be the perfect apostle because he in a sense represents all of us. we all have doubts in the spiritual life and all of us i think out of our human nature want proof. ♪

>> its heavy. it depicts a king. riding on horse back. around the ledge the letter is written in greek. >> so where did this coin come from? >> these coins are found in pakistan, the first, most important kings that ruled in that area. >> do we know anything about this figure about this ruler. >> yes, we do. we know when he was about 60 a.d. >> that aligns pretty nicely from the time at which thomas, as an apostle, would have been doing his missionizing in india. to be able to find a real histor...

Son and of the holy spirit. >> while ab apostle needs to be sent and christ commissions them to go to the ends of the earth to proclaim the good news, to proclaim his resurrection and its a lifetime mission and some did go to the ends of the earth to do so. >> but theres little in the act of apostles about what happens next. >> the acts of the apostles is badly misname d most of the 12 disappear off the landscape of early christianity once we get past the gospels. >> thomas simply vanishes from ...

British museum in london to see a 2,000-year-old coin that could connect thomas to india. >> this is a silver. >> it is heavy. >> it depicts the king riding on horseback and around the edge the legend is written in greek. >> so where did this coin come from? >> they are found in pakistan. it was the first and most important of the kungs that ruled in that area. >> do we know anything about this figure or this ruler? >> we do. we know when he walked. about 60a.d. >> that aligns pretty nicely with...

Tortures. what he meant by that was that they were the victims of elaborate persecution, hunted by wild beasts. >> according to third century writer, peter gets caught up in neros persecutions in rome. the apostle is sentenced to be crucified. but according to later catholic tradition, peters crucifix is very different to that of jesus. >> christian tradition is peter was crucified upside down because he didnt think himself worthy to be crucified in the

Tortures. what he meant by that was that they were the victims of elaborate persecution, hunted by wild beasts. >> according to third century writer, peter gets caught up in neros persecutions in rome. the apostle is sentenced to be crucified. but according to later catholic tradition, peters crucifix is very different to that of jesus. >> christian tradition is peter was crucified upside down because he didnt think himself worthy to be crucified in the exact same way jesus was.

Something similar happened with that other jesus. you know the one with the "s." after his death the followers sold a his possessions and lived together like a commune. they were waiting for the end to come but the end didnt come. far from throwing in the towel and calling it a day, they instead started the church and then a religion. >> what is this im hearing about spiritual >> this is shannon, jezuss favorite apostle. hes just returned to hawaii after some months on the mainland earning money...

Sold all their possessions and lived together, like hippies in a commune. they were waiting for the end to come, but the end didnt come. far from throwing in the towel and calling it a day, they instead started a church. and then a religion. >> so whats this i hear about a spiritual retreat? >> oh yeah, brother. >> were building the arc, brother. were building the arc, thats what its all about. >> this is shannon, jezuss favorite apostle. hes just returned to hawaii after some months on the main...

Lived together, like hippies in a commune. they were waiting for the end to come, but the end didnt come. far from throwing in the towel and calling it a day, they instead started a church. and then a religion. >> so whats this i hear about a spiritual retreat? >> whats up, guys! >> oh yeah, brother. >> were building the ark, brother! >> were building the ark. thats what its all about. >> this is shannon, jezus favorite apostle. hes just returned to hawaii after some months on the mainland earni...