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Often on the lips? or is it something rather less racy, rather less potentially sexualized? is it just kissed her often on the forehead, kissed her on the feet. >> so if you happen to be a fan of dan brown "da vinci code," theres a scene where they quote from the gospel of phillip, jesus loved mary magdalene more than the other disciples and used to kiss her often on the mouth or on the lips. this is the passage that hes referring to here. when we actually see the manuscript, its just not that c...

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>> jesus told the apostles, go out of jerusalem 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. >> while an apostle needs to be sent and christ commissions them to go ...

>> the possibility is exciting. it reminds us once again that this is a real life story that happened in a real place and in a real time. >> the most famous trial in history is about to begin. >> romans were very clear about reserving capital punishment into their own hands. the jewish authorities in jerusalem had no authority to execute anybody. >> so if jesus is to be crucified, then the only person that can authorize that is the roman prefect, pontius pilate. >> after disturbing the temple, j...

Just days before he will die on the cross, jesus takes his followers into jerusalem for the jewish passover. on the night that judas will betray him, jesus invites his disciples to share a last supper. >> jesus has to have the last supper in secret because he cant let the authorities know where hes going to be because its very important that he finish his last teaching and his last supper before he is seized and arrested violently. >> mary magdalene, mary the mother of jesus, theyre not there at...

Several days after jesus triumphant entry, he calls peter and all the apostles together for a meal. >> this is the symbol so-called from the latin root for supper. this is actually a crusader church that was built on a fifth century tradition of this being the place of the last supper with jesus and his disciples. >> when jesus and his disciples meet for the last supper, there is a number of key events that have happened, open conflicts with the authorities and the tension and the narrative is r...

Jesus reigning over israel. >> so jesus and disciples are having this meal together, 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 act of symbolism. he says that he breaks this bread in order to illustrate that his body, too, will be broken. >> i think when peter hears jesus speaking of his death,

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...

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 teachings and missions. >> peter might have felt that it was his rightful role to be the lead...

>> hes a big guy. hes doing lots of physical work. you have to be strong to be a fisherman. >> i see peter as the every man. here is someone who is probably illiterate, who is probably limited in terms of his experience, you know, only a fisherman and who has to follow this carpenter who hes probably never seen before. jesus asked peter to follow him and it says in the gospels, peter dropped everything to follow him so its a complete commitment. >> according to the gospels, peter spends many mon...