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Before he ever entered the city on the donkey, to do whatever it took to accomplish the mission. >> matthew describes the whole city of jerusalem being in turmoil, with people saying, "who is this?" and the crowds answer, "this is jesus, the prophet from nazareth." >> he arrives just as the city prepares for passover. >> passover is the largest religious event of the jewish calendar. language like "king of the jews" and promises of a new kingdom is very powerful, especially when people are celeb...

He was. they could have been crucified as well. >> jesus called the disciples to follow him. and the one thing that they have failed to do, many of the disciples, is to follow jesus at the most crucial moment of all, which is to the cross. 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 teachi...

Finger in the mark of the nails and put my hand in his side, i will not believe. >> its really interesting that thomas doubts. hes straightforward, no nonsense, and this seems a little far-fetched, so in order to believe that jesus was resurrected, hes got to see it for himself, or hes just -- his constitution wont allow him to accept it. >> so fast-forward to the next recorded meeting of all the disciples, the 11, in the upper room, still behind locked doors. >> this is my body. >> this is my b...

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 intimacy. to eat a meal with somebody is to be family with them. >> jesus announces that, "one of you, one of the 12 will bet...

>> jesus told the apostles, "go out of jerusalem to the entire world and preach the good news." so thomas decided to go to india. >> is it possible the disciple famous for his lack of faith brought a form of christianity here nearly 2,000 years ago? >> in the bible, the resurrected jesus leaves his disciples with a final mission. >> go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit. >> well, apostle means to be

>> kerala, southwest india. around seven million christians here trace their faith directly to the apostle famous for his doubt. they believe their ancestors were baptized by one of jesus 12 disciples, thomas. >> stop doubting and believe. >> my lord, my god. >> thomas vanishes from the new testament after the resurrection, but his story is taken up by a third-century epic narrative, the acts of thomas. >> now, it seems that the acts of thomas preserves at least some historically accurate inform...

Audience in mylapore at the shrine dedicated to the martyrdom of saint thomas. >> in terms of history of christianity in india, i think that declaration of thomas as the patron saint of india gave recognition to the long history, or long held history, of thomas christians. >> the story of saint thomas in the gospel is the story of the importance of faith, reason and doubt. doubt and faith are two sides of the same coin. >> my lord, my god. >> without jesus commission to his disciples to become a...

Christianity here: thomas. >> christianity appears in india at some point in the first few centuries of the common era. its a little bit of a mystery. it may be there as early as the second century, and maybe its plausible that it even arrived in the first century. >> is it possible the disciple famous in the bible for doubt founded one of the earliest christian churches in india? >> thomas is listed as one of the twelve, so we know that hes one of that inner group of jesus disciples. >> hes bes...

Fear to take the word of jesus from the holy land to india? >> a direct line to the very source of christian faith. >> science puts his relics to the test to reveal the truth about doubting thomas. >> a holy festival in the south indian state of kerala, worshippers here follow a liturgy they believe was handed to them directly by one of jesus twelve disciples, a man seven million indians claim brought

Miracle can save their brother. >> is it surprising that when we meet lazarus, he is defined by his sickness? it shouldnt be. all throughout the gospels, we see jesus as a healer. >> mary and martha send out an urgent communique to jesus, "the one whom you love is desperately ill. get yourself down here as quickly as you can possibly do it. you might be able to prevent this." >> jesus is far from bethany, beyond the jordan river. >> it does seem that mary and martha know where jesus and the disc...