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But there are clues to his life. >> in the gospel according to thomas, jesus tells his disciples when they want to find leadership after his departure they should go to james. james was a very devout man, a second-century historian tells us that james was continuously on his knees praying so much so that he had calloused knees like a camels knees. >> james becomes the first bishop of jerusalem. >> my brother. >> he becomes a kind of rock of the movement in many ways because he provides the kind ...

Communities, the epistles, make up a third of the new testament. his teachings show how determined he is to reach out to gentiles. >> jesus sade go and make disciples of all the nations, and that meant not just the jews. >> if i were james and id heard about paul and what paul was doing, i would be hugely frustrated. paul never met the human jesus. here was james, who was jesuss brother, and this upstart was presuming to teach jesuss message and go out among the gentiles with this message? >> th...

And this is the traditional site where the last supper took place. when jesus and his disciples meet for the last supper, the tension is really building up. through the week that theyve been in jerusalem, there have been increasing conflicts with authorities. something big was about to happen. >> i think theres a real sense of foreboding at the last supper, the way that its portrayed in the gospels. >> theres that moment in the meal, this intimacy, to eat a meal with somebody is to be family wit...

The bible. >> in the gospels of the new testament, jesus is a mentor. hes gentle to his disciples, shall we say. >> the jesus that we meet in the gospel of judas is a little different from the jesus that we know from the pages of the new testament. hes a much more mysterious character who speaks in riddles that are so difficult to understand that a lot of the time were left scratching our heads when we read it. >> let the strong one among you bring forth the perfect human. >> but the character o...

>> in the gospel according to thomas, jesus tells his disciples, when they want to find leadership after his departure, they should go to james. >> james was a very devout man. a second century historian tells us that james was continually on his knees praying, so much so that he had calloused knees like a camels knees. >> james becomes the first bishop of jerusalem. >> my brother. >> he becomes a kind of rock of the movement in many ways, because he provides the kind of stability that the new c...

>> jesus has been preaching this message about the poor and ministering to them and giving away your coat. and now all of a sudden hes going to let this woman pour a huge amount of moneys worth of perfume on him. >> this ointment could have been sold for more than 300 dinai and given to the poor. >> sort of one set of rules for the disciples and a different set of rules for jesus. we can see why this event would upset judas. >> this was a big turning point for judas because immediately after he ...

Amount of conflict and danger there is and yet, the pope is giving a message of hope. and its not his message. its the message of the gospel.ge of jesus actually, yes, being crucified. thats disgusting and terrible. and then the third day rising from the dead. thats why the disciples said it is true he has risen! and it transformed their lives. and i believe it can transform our, too. >> he has risen and restores a lot of folks and people this morning. thank you so much. were going to have more ...

Baptizing. >> in the gospels you see this trying to tackle this problem of jesus being baptized by john indicating jesus was in a 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, obviously baptizing jesus in the river jordan and has attracted him t...

Question. >> forgive us our sins for we also forgive those who sin against us. >> the answer that comes back from jesus will prove one of the most famous moments in the new testament. >> jesus asks these disciples to tell john that hes doing all these things. its all about action. >> you met with him. >> yeah. >> what did he say? >> the good news is preached to the poor. the lame walk. the blind see. im doing all of this stuff, john. so i am what you expected to happen. >> as he languishes in hi...

>> 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 around 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 divers...