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Them on their promised land. but even then, there was disagreement as to who that messiah might be. >> in the 1st century, there was no messianic checklist. some people would have followed jesus and considered him to be the messiah, gods anointed one. others followed john the baptist. others followed additional figures. >> in the cosmopolitan city of jerusalem, with its massive temple, the holiest site on earth for jewels -- jews, and its regal priestly caste, would many have even noticed jesus,...

For these things to fall into place. >> the core of christian belief is the story of jesus life, death, and resurrection, as told in the four gospels -- the books of matthew, mark, luke, and john, named after the evangelists, said to have written them. >> matthew and john were two of the disciples of jesus. matthew, the tax collector and john, the beloved disciple. mark was a companion of the apostle peter and luke was a companion of the apostle paul. >> but did they really write the gospels? >>...

Of judas has been discovered, shedding more light on how provocative and interesting and insightful that 2nd century was, with all the diversity of thoughts so that even a figure like judas can be linked to the good news of jesus. >> so, too, can mary magdalene. for centuries mistakenly depicted as a repentant prostitute, she is the chief apostle in her own gnostic gospel and much more than that to jesus in the gnostic gospel of philip. >> in the gospel of philip, it is said that jesus loved mar...

Including one this week that the vatican spokesman described as intense. there are the stylistic differences that set pope francis apart from benedict. the iron cross and the more common dress, and theres already been one substantive change that has annoyed traditionalists, the way he included two women in a holy week ceremony representing the moment when christ washed the feet of his 12 disciples. all men. was the new pope hinting that he was intending to elevate the role of women in the church...

Including one this week that the vatican spokesman described as intense. there are the stylistic differences that set pope francis apart from benedict. the iron cross and the more common dress, and theres already been one substantive change that has annoyed traditionalists, the way he included two women in a holy week ceremony representing the moment when christ washed the feet of his 12 disciples. all men. was the new pope hinting that he was intending to elevate the role of women in the church...

A messiah to free them from roman oppression, to liberate them on their promised land. but even then, there was disagreement as to who that messiah might be. >> in the 1st century, there was no messianic checklist. some people would have followed jesus and considered him to be the messiah, gods anointed one. others followed john the baptist. others followed additional figures. >> in the cosmopolitan city of jerusalem, with its massive temple, the holiest site on earth for jews, and its regal pri...

Men seized the spoils of war. >> the gold was melted down. the silver was melted down, and these precious metals were actually used in the facing of the coliseum, to adorn the coliseum. as all conquerors do, they took the wealth for themselves. >> the destruction of the temple was devastating and symbolic, further dividing jews and christians. jesus had prophesied the end of the temple. "truly i tell you," he said to his disciples, "not one stone will be left here upon another. all will be throw...

So by the end of the 1st century, disagreement had become a deepening divide, further driving christians from the jewish faith. >> by the time we get to john, we hear talk of those who respected jesus being thrown out of the synagogue. yes, and how the enemies in johns gospel are the jews. it left a terrible legacy in christianity. >> if you read your gospel carefully, then sometimes you would stop and be rather perplexed by this, because jesus is a jew, his disciples are jews. practically all t...

Remained there watching, the picture we get from the gospels was that most of his followers actually ran away and hid because they were afraid for their own safety. >> that should have been the end of the jesus story, and it might have been if not, the gospels tell us, for the women, namely mary magdalene, and mary, mother of jesus. three days after his death, they discovered his empty tomb. as he promised, jesus had risen from the dead. >> this is the key moment. what happened in the days after...

>> by the time we get to john, we hear talk of those who respected jesus being thrown out of the synagogue. yes, and how the enemies in johns gospel are the jews. it left a terrible legacy in christianity. >> if you read your gospel carefully, then sometimes you would stop and be rather perplexed by this, because jesus is a jew, his disciples are jews. practically all the characters are jews. so when the jews challenge jesus and his disciples, you should say, "hang on a minute, theyre all jews. ...