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Because the aghori message that god does not care about pure and impure, clean and unclean, brahmen or dalit is an important one. there are modern sects that have seen that the age old theatrics arent getting their message across, are now working to change their methods and their image. it began with an aghori guru, by the name of bhagwan ramji, known to his disciples as ba babaji. babaji brought adoghoriism into the mainstream where the values caught on with the rising middle class. although he...

Thats a tragedy. because the aghori message that god does not care about pure and impure, clean and unclean, brahmen or dalit is an important one. there are modern sects that have seen that the age old theatrics are now working to change their methods and their image. it began with an aghori guru, known to his disciples as bubba g. bubba g. brought aghorism into the mainstream where the values caught on with the rising middle class. although he died in 1992, his disciples have been carrying on h...

Month this is the place where ponchos pilate should sit in jerusalem, only here. >> 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 have no authority to execute anybody. >> so if jesus is o to be crucified, then the only person that can au...

Jerusalem. >> i think he had resolved well 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 as the city prepares for passover. >> its the largest religious event of the jewish calendar. promises of a new kingdom is very powerful, especially when people are celebrating the lib...

>> i think he had resolved well 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 as the city prepares for passover. >> its the largest religious event of the jewish calendar. promises of a new kingdom is very powerful, especially when people are celebrating the liberation of ...

According to the bible, jesus ministry begins near the sea of galilee where he gathers his first disciples. >> here on the northwest shore of the sea of galilee is the area where the gospels most often locate activities, miracles, teachings of jesus. >> one of the coastal villages is magdala. was it here that jesus first met mary? >> mary magdalene means mary of magdala. she was from magdala which is just over the hill behind me. >> a woman in distress. what the gospel of luke calls a case of de...

Out to jesus. are you really the one? because that could give him hope from his prison cell. >> finally, john sends his followers on a mission to find jesus and ask an urgent question. >> forgive us our sins for we also forgive those who sin against us. >> the answer that comes back from jesus will prove one of the most famous moments in the new testament. >> jesus asks these disciples to tell john that hes doing all these things. its all about action. >> you met with him. >> yeah. >> what did h...

And we dont know where he kissed mary magdalene. >> of all places for there to be a hole, its there. what did it say? 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 broken "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...

Word for dinner. and this is the traditional site where the last supper took place. 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 in the meal, this intimacy, to eat a meal with somebody is...

Judas may well have been one of the very first he recruited. >> jesus was a pretty good judge of character. anyone who jesus had chosen as a disciple must have had something going for him. >> judas was the treasurer of jesus 12 disciples. he was the one jesus trusted with the money. >> jesus saw in judas the kind of man that he wanted to be his follower. we have to assume that theyre friends and that they have this close relationship. >> hes special. he has a key place. and yet somethings going ...