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But mary has understood this and shes followed him to the cross. she succeeded where many of the male disciples have failed. >> how difficult it must have been for mary, the mother of jesus, mary magdalene, the last they saw jesus probably in the temple teaching in public, healthy, vibrant, alive. >> it says a lot about the commitment of mary and the other women and their dedication to jesus and their willingness to be with him in these tough moments. they do go to the crucifixion scene. ♪ >> ...

>> having a brand-new text to tell us about mary magdalene and the relationship between mary and jesus is really, really, exciting for us. >> the gospel picks up her story after jesus has risen from the dead. >> peter, i have seen the lord. >> tell us the words of the savior, which you remember. what you know but we do not. you have heard them. >> what is hidden from you, i will proclaim to you. >> the key point is that mary is the instructor. shes the teacher and the revealer to the other disci...

Or is it something rather less racy, rather less potentially sexualized? is it just kissed her often on the forehead, kissed her on the feet. >> so if you happen to be a fan of dan broken "da vinci code," theres a scene where they quote from the gospel of phillip, jesus loved mary magdalene more than the other disciples and used to kiss her often on the mouth or on the lips. this is what theyre referring to here. when we actually see the manuscript, its just not that clear. >> in even in these g...

>> the gospel of thomas, like other sources, suggests that marys role among the disciples was deeply resented by some of them, particularly peter. the way peter is described is irate and hot headed and bad tempered, somebody thats a difficult person. >> the lost gospel of thomas points to a surprising explanation for this tension between peter and mary. dr. nicoladenzi lewis has come to the coptic museum in cairo to see these gospels. >> so theres this one particular saying that comes at the ver...

>> having a brand new text to tell us about mary magdalene and the relationship between mary and jesus is really, really, exciting for us. >> the gospel picks up her story after jesus has risen from the dead. >> peter, i have seen the lord. >> tell us the words of the savior, what you remember. what you know but we do not. you have heard them. >> what is hidden from you, i will proclaim to you. >> the key point is that mary is the instructor. shes the teacher and the revealer to the other discip...

Taught tore torah. >> another lost gospel, that of phillip, suggests a different reason for peter and the other disciples apparent dislike of mary. >> so all those tantalizing theories about jesus and mary magdalene being lovers really jumped from this one passage, right? this is the juiciest stuff that weve got. this is ground zero for those conspiracy theories that there was some sort of relationship between jesus and mary magdalene. >> in the early christian communities, for the most part, th...

Pharisees house, brought a jar of ointment. the bible describes how a sinner, someone believed to be a prostitute, comes to visit jesus. >> get out of the way! get out of the way! go! >> the fact that jesus allows this woman to just walk in and anoint his feet and touch him, touch him in the big deal. he cant possibly be a prophet or a messianic figure. hed never allow a person like this to touch him. >> to those present, its a shocking provocation. but whats perhaps even more surprising is how ...

Subordinate position which was a problem for the early church. >> for all the attempts by the gospel writers to reconcile johns status with that of jesus, what is certain is that ultimately it is jesus movement that survives and prospers. >> initially, it seems that john is a mentor figure to jesus. after all, hes baptizing jesus in the river jordan and has attracted him there. but afterwards they go their separate ways. >> one of the great lines of john the baptist that i really, really love is...

But mary has understood this and shes followed him to the cross. she succeeded where many of the male disciples have failed. >> how difficult it must have been for mary, the mother of jesus, mary magdalene, the last they saw jesus probably in the temple teaching in public, healthy, vibrant, alive. >> it says a lot about the commitment of mary and the other women and their dedication to jesus and their willingness to be with him in these tough moments. they do go to the crucifixion scene. ♪ >> ...

Lips. when we actually see the manuscript, its just not that clear. >> there is no reliable evidence of a romantic relationship between mary and jesus. but these alternative accounts do support the bibles story that jesus and mary were very close. >> the idea that the gospels would not mention a wife if there was one doesnt make any sense. most likely, mary was a close friend of jesus and a follower, but not his wife. >> what the gospel of phillip clearly says is that there is some kind of a fav...