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But, what, exactly, is the subject of our waiting? In secular terms, the answer is obvious and exciting. The lights, the tree, the presents, family (even if afar, in this year of pandemic), and the food. I love it all. But, what is the real meaning of the religious feast day behind all this festive overeating and overspending? If we even bother to think about the true meaning of this day, we tend to start and stop our thoughts at the manger, and the birth of a Savior who promises salvation at t...

And condemned by pilate. >> the idea that lazarus is the beloved disciple helps us understand a crucial piece of the passion narrative. why is the beloved disciple the only male disciple standing at the foot of the cross when all the others have fled? perhaps its because the beloved disciple understands that the cross is not the end. the beloved disciple has already experienced resurrection. >> were told that mary, the mother of jesus, and the beloved disciple are there together, and jesus beque...

We really dont know who this character is, and there are lots of possibilities. some even suggest that it was lazarus that jesus raised from the dead. >> the disciple whom jesus loved appears at the last supper. >> one of you will betray me tonight. >> ask him which one he means. >> lord, who is it? who will betray you? >> the only person in that gospel about whom it is said, "he is the one who jesus loved," is lazarus. >> the idea that lazarus might be the beloved disciple is a bit wild, but it...

Their tradition. >> one of the problems is lazarus only appears in the gospel of john. he pops up out of nowhere. hes raised from the dead, and then he vanishes from the narrative. >> and this really has to make you wonder, is this an historical event, or is this a legend that makes a theological point about the importance of resurrection in christian theology? >> the story of lazarus that is given to us in the gospel of john tells us much more about the person of jesus than it does about lazaru...

Who were supporting jesus. we have mary magdalene. but we also have joanna, the wife of herod and susanna and many others. so there are a lot of women supporting jesus. which means that theyre also following him. theres a name for people that follow jesus and that name is disciple. in any situation where someones holding the purse strings, they have power. theyre in control. so the fact that shes a backer

One who has sent you. >> judas is singled out as the one disciple with whom jesus feels he can speak openly. judas understands. >> hell take judas aside and explain to him cosmology, his own fate and the role that judas is going to play in human history. >> this lost gospel appears to give a new explanation of the betrayal of jesus and exonerate the man reviled throughout history, judas iscariot. this is your home. the best home to be in is your own. home instead offers personalized in-home serv...

Interest. >> in 2006, nearly 30 years after its discovery, the gospel of judas is finally revealed to the world. >> this is a new gospel. it tells a new story of the last days of jesus christ. its a dialogue between jesus and judas. >> it is the only known copy of a text originally written in the 2nd century a.d. the actual author of the gospel of judas remains unknown. >> its not the gospel according to judas. so all the other gospels that we have are always according to one disciple or the oth...

>> the gospel of mary suggests that marys relationship with jesus is resented by peter. >> once marys finished instructing a full-scale argument breaks out between mary and peter. >> to us. >> what do you think? that i made this up in my heart because i am learning about the savior? >> this is clearly a fight for who is going to be a chief disciple and who carries on jesuss teachers. >> he may have felt it was his rightful role and maybe the fact that he was a man more than any other factor. >> ...

Someway, come to india, so one could say, "why not by thomas?" >> in bari cathedral in italy is a relic believed to have been venerated for over 1,700 years across the christian world. its said to be the arm that touched the resurrected jesus, the arm of saint thomas. >> so if the relics of saint thomas were found to be from the first century, that would be incredibly exciting. >> could this relic date to the time of jesus and help solve the mystery of what happened to the disciple famous for hi...

Saint thomas christians in kerala also maintain an ancient dance tradition. >> the songs tell us that the apostle was well-received wherever he went. people welcomed him and received his message and accepted the baptism from the apostle, and christian communities grew. >> the songs about thomas, it was about the works of thomas, and how he was as -- as an individual and as a disciple of jesus, was able to actually live that message of jesus in a different country. >> the songs describe thomas fo...