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Milapor add the shrine dedicated to the part irdom of st. thomas. >> in terms of history of christianity in india, i think that declaration of thomas as a patron saint of india gave recognition to the long history or long-held history of thomas christians. >> the story of st. 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. >> narrator: without jesus commission to his disciples to become apostles, ...

Print of the nails and put my 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 straight forward, 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. >> ...

Brought 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 12, so we know that hes one of the inner group of jesus disciples. >> h...

>> the gospel according to thomas, jesus tells his disciples when they want to find leadership after his departure they should go to james. >> james was a very devout man. a second century historian tells us that james was continually on his knees praying, so much so that he had calloused knees like a camels knees. >> narrator: james becomes the first bishop of jerusalem. >> my brother. >> he becomes a kind of rock of the movement in many ways because he provides the kind of stability that a new...

Recommits his life to jesus three times after the resurrection, committing to feeding the flock of the disciples and ultimately being their leader. >> feed my sheep. >> feed my sheep. its a beautiful poignant moment of restoration. >> is the moment where peter is once again the rock. hes reestablished as the rock who will be key in the early christian movement. >> peter was convinced that jesus was the messiah and became resolute in spreading that message. >> peter isnt just static in jerusalem....

The trauma of the disciples at the arrest and eventual crucifixion of jesus. >> you get the sense they believed this movement was over. >> thomas misses the defining event of christian faith. >> hes not there on easter sunday night, when jesus first appears to the ten. he misses out on jesus saying, "receive the holy spirit." [ knocking ] >> it strongly suggests that he had not only abandoned hope in jesus, he had abandoned the other disciples, as well. >> where were you?

Christ. >> narrator: his letters to new christian communities, the epistles, make up a third of the new testament. his teachings show how determined he is to reach out to gentiles. >> jesus said, go and make disciples of all the nations, and that meant not just the jews. >> if i were james and i had heard about paul and what paul was doing, i would be hugely frustrated. paul never met the human jesus. here was james who was jesuss brother, and this upstart was presuming to teach jesuss message a...

Here in 52 a.d. >> 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

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>> after the last supper, jesus leads his disciples out beyond jerusalems walls. to a place called gethsemane. its here where jesus is betrayed by judas. [ screaming ] >> peter then gets violent and attempts to defend jesus. its just an emotional rash act born out of love for jesus and a desire to protect him. >> after jesus arrest, peter is in danger for his life. we have a history of rebellions against the roman government and during most of these, if a leader is rounded up and executed, the f...