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This arresting, this seizing could be very violent, it could be very dangerous. >> following his betrayal by judas, jesus is arrested, tried and sentenced by pontius pilate to be scourged and crucified. >> the men had fled because the men could have been arrested with jesus for insurrection as 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

Three days after the crucifixion, john and simon peter, two of jesus disciples, visit the tomb. they find it empty. according to johns gospel, then simon peter came and went into the tomb. he saw the linen wrappings lying there. but the bible doesnt mention what happens to the linen cloths next. more than 1,300 years later, a shroud showing the crucified body of jesus appeared from out of nowhere in a small village in northeastern france. when it was moved to turin, 40,000 people were there to w...

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 tough moments. they do go to the crucifixion scene. ♪ >> ...

>> after you breathe your last breath, you were just garbage. you were left there to rot. and to be eaten. >> but the gospel of mark tells that jesus body is wrapped in a fine linen cloth, brought by joseph of arimathea. the bible also reveals that joseph had help in burying jesus. another member of the jewish counsel, 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...

From the cross, but she can be present to him. i think a lot of times when were struggling with people who are dying or ill, we can take comfort from mary magdalene and use her as our example, kind of ministry of presence. >> he may well have been abandoned by his closest male disciples, but mary magdalene is still there. >> thank god they were there to go through it with him. she wasnt alone in the end because of the bravery of these women. and i think it must have brought him some comfort at t...

Beautiful. taught torah. >> another lost gospel, that of phillip, suggests a different reason for peter and the other disciples apparent dislike of mary. >> so all those tantalizing theories about jesus and mary magdalene being lovers really jumped from this one passage, right? this is the juiciest stuff that weve got.

In 1986, pope john paul ii visits india and holds a shrine dedicated to st. thomas. >> in terms of history of christianity in india, i think that declaration of thomas as a patron saint of india gave history or long held history of thomas christians. >> it 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 apostles, that is, to go out from judia and gallee and spread...

Because its very closely related to aramaic, and thats the language that jesus spoke with his disciples. so this is a fabulous piece to the puzzle in uncovering a little more information than we had before about what thomas was up to. in this story goes, after jesus death, the disciples are getting together and trying to decide who goes where. and they actually draw lots. thomas chooses the short straw. >> the disciples believe drawing lots would allow god to decide where they should go to sprea...

Did it say that jesus kissed her 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 and the da vinci code, there is a scene there where they quote from 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 what theyre referring to here. when we actually see the manuscr...

Gospel throw light on the mystery of marys disappearance after the resurrection? >> having a brand new text to tell us about mary magdalene and the relationship between mary and jesus is really, really exciting for us. >> the gospel picks up her story after jesus has risen from the dead. >> peter, i have seen the lord. >> tell us the words of the savior, what you remember. what you know but we do not. you have heard them. >> what is hidden from you, i will proclaim to you. >> the key point is th...