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>> when nicodemus is willing to get involved is in the burial. hes supplying really very expensive products to be used in the process of embalming the body. >> first century jewish law said that to touch a dead body would make you unclean. for joseph and nicodemus to go through the process of preparing jesus for burial, there had to have been tremendous love and demotid devoti devotion, just to care for him. >> a rock is rolled across the entrance to seal the tomb shut. three days after the cruc...

>> but the gospel of mark tells that jesus body is wrapped in a fine linen cloth, brought by joseph of arimathea. the bible also reveals that joseph had help in burying jesus. another member of the jewish council, nicodemus. >> nicodemus, much like joseph of arimathea, was also a sanhedrin, a prominent man in jewish society. >> not all the jews in jerusalem were behind jesus death. jesus was jewish, his followers and disciples were jewish. not all the jewish authorities were responsible for jesu...

And to be eaten. >> but the gospel of mark tells that jesus body is wrapped in a fine linen cloth, brought by joseph of arimathea. the bible also reveals that joseph had help in burying jesus. another member of the jewish counsel, nicodemus. >> nicodemus, much like joseph of arimathea, was also a prominent man in jewish society. >> not all the jews in jerusalem were behind jesus death. jesus was jewish, his followers and disciples were jewish. not all the jewish authorities were responsible for ...

Wrapped jesus to survive until now. clearly it would have been an important artifact for the disciples and then the early christians, so the notion that it would have been preserved makes total sense to me. >> my gut tells me that its real. >> it doesnt seem likely to me that its real, but it focuses our attention on something unavoidable about the jesus story, just how much he suffers. jesus may be glorious, enthroned in heaven, lord of lord, king of kings, but this moment of suffering and pain...

Peter, two of jesus disciples, visit the tomb. they find it empty. according to johns gospel, then simon peter came and went into the tomb. he saw the linen wrappings lying there. but the bible doesnt mention what happens to the linen cloths next. more than 1,300 years later, a shroud showing the crucified body of jesus appeared from out of nowhere in a small village in northeastern france. when it was moved to turin, 40,000 people were there to welcome it. then centuries later, in 1898, it beca...

Important artifact for the disciples and then the early christians, so the notion that it would have been preserved makes total sense to me. >> my gut tells me that its real. >> it doesnt seem likely to me that its real, but it focuses our attention on something unavoidable about the jesus story, just how much he suffers. jesus may be glorious, enthroned in heaven, lord of lord, king of kings, but this moment of suffering and pain is etched into the turin shroud. its his most human moment. >> fo...

You to go to. moyer. come with me this way. lets go ahead and strip down for me. take everything off. turn around. what is that? >> a brand. >> a brand? is that a gang-related star, man? huh? >> yes, sir. >> what gang is it? >> gd, sir. >> gang of disciples? >> yes, sir. >> been locked up five years. havent seen my family in a while. because your family likes to leave you when you get locked up in trouble. all your friends disappear. you have no social life, really. you just have you and your ce...

Explored in the new cnn series "finding jesus, faith, fact forgery." lets bring in father edward beck host of the sunday mass also cnn religion commentator. were talking about the shroud of turin. a fascinating episode airing last night. i wonder what your take is the scientific debate over whether this is actually the cloth jesus was wrapped in after being crucified or not. does that matter at the heart of things? >> it really doesnt, poppy. it amazes me were talking about faith here. remember ...

You doing all right? ive known his family for quite some time because weve been in school together from middle school through high school. by knowing his family, it helped in being able to talk to him and engage in conversation. >> the sergeant hopes officer greens relationship with gathers will provide insight to his gang folk nation. >> folk nations is a set of gangs under a common banner. its manic latin disciples from chicago. they all full under the umbrella of folk nation. weve had documen...

Officers. it was verbal, however we do not take that lightly. he was removed to disciplinary seg based on that. >> i never made no threat. if im going to do anything to anyone, im not going to threat. im not going to talk about. im going to do it. coming up -- >> i heard you are affiliated with the gangster of disciples. >> deangelo toomer meets with a gang investigator. >> he had a 37e, a medical emergency. >> william jarrett passes out. inside the sheriff al cannon detention center, deange...