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Of the risen christ, "my lord and my god," is one of the most important christian confessions of faith. >> its the only place in the new testament where christ is called god. that, i think, is incredibly significant. >> because you have now seen me, you believe. blessed are those who have not seen me yet still believe. >> this is the only appearance to a specific disciple for the purpose of instructing someone in particular. jesus has appeared so that thomas will know that he is really resurrect...

>> jesus told the apostles, "go out of jerusalem to the entire world and preach the good news." so thomas decided to go to india. >> is it possible the disciple famous for his lack of faith brought a form of christianity here nearly 2,000 years ago? >> in the bible, the resurrected jesus leaves his disciples with a final mission. >> go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit. >> well, apostle means to be

>> the disciples nightmare is absolutely horrific. its just a terrifying scene. >> they are sacrificing their wives and children. there are men engaged in sexual relations with men. >> we saw a great house with a great altar in it. >> its sort of panoply of sin, and theyre very frightened by this vision that they have, and theyre not really sure what it means. >> and 12 people whom we say are priests. >> jesus responds by saying, "terrible things are going to be done in my name, and in fact, you...

Christianity here: thomas. >> christianity appears in india at some point in the first few centuries of the common era. its a little bit of a mystery. it may be there as early as the second century, and maybe its plausible that it even arrived in the first century. >> is it possible the disciple famous in the bible for doubt founded one of the earliest christian churches in india? >> thomas is listed as one of the twelve, so we know that hes one of that inner group of jesus disciples. >> hes bes...

The my account app makes todays xfinity customer service simple, easy, awesome. not my thing. the newly decoded gospel of judas is more than just the story of the most infamous disciple. why, then, is it called the gospel of judas at all? >> the author of the gospel of judas chose judas as the leading figure in the text because judas

>> in the new testament gospels, jesus starts his mission traveling through galilee and judea gathering followers. from them, he chooses 12 to be his closest disciples. >> the term disciple simply means learner or student, so when jesus is calling disciples, hes simply gathering a group of students round to learn from him. >> the disciples come from a wide range of backgrounds from fishermen to tax collectors. >> there was recruitment by jesus, deliberate recruitment, and he wanted a diverse gro...

Of character. anyone who jesus had chosen as a disciple must have had something going for him. >> judas was the treasurer of jesus 12 disciples. he was the one jesus trusted with the money. >> jesus saw in judas the kind of man that he wanted to be his follower. we have to assume that theyre friends and that they have this close relationship. >> hes special. he has a key place, and yet somethings going to happen in judas thats going to lead him to fall away from jesus and to lose faith in jesus ...

Foundations of the christian church is not in the bible. now, can scientific testing of peters relics reveal new truths about the life of the first disciple, his role in the formation of the christian church in rome and help tell us if the bones discovered beneath st. peters basilica are really his? the gospels tell us that peter is a fisherman on the sea of galilee. >> hes one of the few apostles that we have some hints about his home life, so we know that hes married. he has a mother-in-law wh...

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 his doubt? >> thomas is present i...

For his inner circle, so this is a very thrilling moment for -- for believing catholics all over the world. >> if these are the bones of peter, then they are one of the catholic churchs most significant discoveries. >> its very exciting, because it puts us into direct contact with the historical peter. >> peter was the most important disciple of jesus. >> peter is, in the traditions of the church, the first pope. hes the first pope in a line that lasts all the way to pope francis today. >> i thi...