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>> one of the things about jesus is that he has very inclusive group of disciples. its a very open kind of movement and included women who a lot of the time might have felt themselves somewhat marginalized. being with jesus gave them a sense of identity and self-worth in a way that they often didnt find in ordinary society. >> mary magdalene seems atypical for a jewish woman of her time. most jewish women in the galilee would have been in some kind of domestic setting, either as a daughter or a ...

Touch him is the big thing, 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 jesus responds. >> stop! ♪ >> the disciples are outraged. when jesus rebukes them, he says that, no, forgiveness is accessible to her, too. she brings ointment she uses on his feet and she cries. and then wipes his feet and dries them with her own hair. sort of a symbol of...

Installed as messiah, peters probably very excited about the role hes going to play in jesus reigning over israel. >> so jesus and his disciples are having this lovely meal together. it has a great feeling of, you know, conviviality, very lovely and intimate, and all of a sudden, jesus just comes from this completely unexpected direction. >> this is my body, which is given for you. do this in remembrance of me. >> jesus breaks bread in the last supper as an about the of symbolism. he says that h...

Companions. peters the most human of the disciples because he just reacts off the cuff all the time, shoots from the hip. so hes hot headed. he has a bit of a temper of him. hell say things which he then regrets. he changes his mind about things. hes the most three-dimensional of the disciples. >> significantly, according to johns gospel, early on in his ministry jesus renames peter. >> peters actual name is simon, or simeon, and he appears to have been renamed by jesus, and hes renamed peter, o...

That it is, in fact, jesus and not judas who enters the cloud. >> but judas himself isnt the person that the author in the text is most interested in. >> regardless of whether judas is a good or a bad character in this text, what most scholars would agree is that the gospel of judas is not really about the figure of judas. the disciples are the ones being criticized by the author. >> the real shock reveal of the gospel of judas is that none of the disciples are good. thats what really probably s...

Peter and the disciples bring their message here, to the holy city itself. >> from everything that we know in the gospels, peter is just a simple guy. hes a fisherman from galilee. hes probably never been to jerusalem before, so imagine that kind of an experience it was for him to enter this incredibly busy, bustling city. >> this is the moment where peter is thinking, "are we about to see israel restored to its former glory? are we going to finally get rid of the romans? are we finally going to...

Became his closest female follower, and an example to all who would come after her. >> she was the one who had the deep spiritual connection with jesus, who understood his mission and who then carried it out and proclaimed it. she was the first christian. he is the most important of all jesus disciples. >> he singles peter out from the >> and he singles peter out from the rest of the disciples by saying, "you are peter, and on this rock, i will build my church." >> he is christs right hand man...

>> it is the one to whom i give this piece of bread. >> judas iscariot is the one singled out by jesus as the one who will betray him. >> peter and the other disciples react with complete bewilderment. surely this cant happen. >> the last supper becomes even more intense when jesus actually looks at his disciples and says, "not one of you will stay faithful to me. you will all betray me. you will all desert me, when my time has come."

Misguided idiots, people who dont have access to the truth. really jesus treats them as a lost cause. >> in the gospel of judas, the other disciples are praying and venerating in ways that makes jesus laugh at them. >> why are you laughing at our thanksgiving? >> and they seem to be leading people astray. >> it is what is right. >> i am not laughing at you! >> nor are you doing this by your will, but rather it is by this that your god will be praised. >> the gospel of judas pictures the disciple...

Cenaculum. it comes from the latin word cena, for dinner, 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 at the meal, this ...