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Now. clearly, it would have been an important artifact for the disciples and then for 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 the -- this is something unavoidable about the jesus story of just how much he suffers. jesus may be glorious, enthroned in heaven lord of lords and king of kings. but this moment of suffering and pain is etched in the shroud, his most...

Friend of jesus and a follower, but not his wife. >> what the gospel of phillip clearly says is that there is some kind of a favored relationship between mary magdalene and jesus. that jesus does care for her more than the other disciples. and thats all it really tells us. >> but some scholars believe the nag hammadi texts do reflect a genuine tension between mary and peter. >> the negative depiction of peter is consistent and the idea that mary is not properly heard or respected is also consist...

There are two moments in the gospel of phillip that really say something interesting about the relationship between jesus and mary magdalene. one is that he, jesus, refers to mary magdalene as his companion or consort. it says explicitly that jesus loved mary magdalene more than the other disciples. >> why do you love her more than all of us? >> why do i not love you as i do her? >> and theres another moment where he kisses her. he used to kiss her -- and then theres this hole. and so weve lost ...

Protect you and will entirely be with you for he has -- >> the gospel of mary suggests that marys relationship with jesus is resented by peter. >> once marys finished instructing, a full scale argument breaks out between mary and peter. >> did he prefer her to us? >> what do you think? that i made this up in my heart, that i am lying about the savior? >> this is clearly a fight between the disciples for supremacy, for who is going to be the chief disciple and who properly carries on jesus teachi...

Jesus. another member of the jewish council, nicodemus. >> nicodemus, much like joseph of arimathea, was also a member of the sanhedrin, a prominent man in jewish society. >> its clear that not all the jews in jerusalem were behind jesus death. for the simple reason that jesus was jewish, his followers and disciples were jewish. not only that, not even all the jewish authorities were responsible for jesus death because you have people like joseph of arimathea and nicodemus. >> the body is taken ...

An ancient christian tradition. >> it is not only exciting and special, but it is mystical because one enters into dealing with the questions of where did the holy family live. isnt this exciting though, to be able to think that we are looking at such an important part of human history at this point? >> yes. >> its possible that this house is the real deal because we have to remember that mary was alive during much of the period of the early church and would have passed down the memory of where ...

They were shocked. >> none more so than the groups treasurer, judas. >> why was the ointment wasted in this way? >> leave her alone! >> 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 dinare and given to the poor. >> sort of one set of rules for the disciples and a different set of...

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 teaching in public, healthy, vibrant, alive. >> it says a lot about the commitment of mary and the other women and their dedication to jesus and their willingness to be with him in these toug...

>> when mary and martha send word to jesus that their brother is ill, they dont call him lazarus of bethany or lazarus our brother, they call him in the greek, he whom you love. its a very beautiful indication of the intense and affectionate relationship that jesus and lazarus had. >> john, he is sick. >> when jesus receives the message, he seems to be not immediately motivated to do something about it. >> lazarus sickness will not end in death. >> in fact, he says to his disciples, were going t...

There it is. beautiful. so when saying 114, we see a little argument, a little dispute, a little scene unfolding. >> the gospel of thomas tells of an angry episode when peter vents his resentment against mary. >> tell mary to leave us because shes a woman and not worthy of life, spiritual life. similar to the jewish tradition that women arent supposed to be taught torah. >> another lost gospel, that of phillip, suggests a different reason for peter and the other disciples apparent dislike of mar...