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>> though known as gospels they are not in the bible. theyre written by different authors than the new testament. we depict a growing tension between mary magdelene and jesuss other followers. >> the gospel of thomas suggests that marys role among the disciples was deeply resented by some of them. particularly peter. the way peter is described is irate and hot headed and badtempered and somebody thats a difficult person. >> the lost gospel of thomas points to a surprising explanation for the ten...

Hes supplying really very expensive products to be used in the process of embalming the body. >> first century jewish law said that to touch a dead body would make you unclean. and so for joseph and nicodemus to actually go through the process of preparing jesus for burial, there had to have been tremendous love and devotion just to care for him. >> a rock is rolled across the entrance to seal the tomb shut. three days after the crucifixion, john and simon peter, two of jesus disciples, visit th...

>> just days before he will die on the cross jesus takes his followers into jerusalem for the jewish pass over. on the night that he will betray him he 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 he is going to be because its very important that he finish his last teaching and his last supper before he is seized and arrested finally. >> mary the mother of jesus theyre not there at the last supper but ...

Particular im very excited to see and that is 63, 64. and yeah. theres two moments in the gospel that say something different about the relationship. explicit by that jesus loved mary 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 we lost

>> before these missing pieces resurfaced, scholars assumed that it is judas who enters the cloud. >> whoever eers the cloud is actually the one who ascends to the highest heaven. this final fragment clarifies that it is, in fact, jesus and not judas who enters the cloud. >> but judas himself isnt the person that the author in the text is most interested in. >> regardless of whether judas was a good or bad character in this text, what most scholars would agree is that the gospel of judas is not ...

Moment of all which is to the cross. but mary has understood this and followed him to the cross, she succeeded where many of the male disciples failed. >> how difficult it must have been for mary the mother of jes jesus. healthy, violent, alive. >> and theyre willingness to be with him in the tough moments but they do go with him to the crucifixion scene.

>> the real shock reveal of the gospel of judas is that none of the disciples are good. thats what really probably should have been the headline. none of the disciples are that great. >> the gospel of judas is a damning portrayal not just of judas but of all the disciples at the last supper. >> whats surprising is that the gospel of judas actually depicts the disciples as misguided idiots, people who dont have access to the truth. really jesus treats them as a lost cause. >> in the gospel of jud...

Spreads across the world. >> johns disciples are still around long after the death of jesus. perhaps the biggest difference is that ultimately, in the early jesus movement, theres an appeal to gentiles and as soon as the gentiles are converting to this new movement, we get a much more successful global kind of mission. >> but johns voice can still be heard in a very direct way through one of jesus most famous teachings, the lords prayer itself. >> father, hallowed be thy name. >> the words spoke...

Alternative accounts do support the bibles story that jesus and mary were very close. >> the idea that the gospels would not mention a wife if there was one doesnt make any sense so most likely mary was a very close friend of jesus and a follower but not his wife. >> what the gospel of phillip clearly says is that theres some kind of a favorite relationship between mary and jesus. that jesus does care for her more than the other disciples. and thats all it really tells us. >> but some scholars b...

Your will but rather it is by this that your god will be praised. >> the gospel of judas pictures the disciples as clueless. >> this image of the disciples and of judas is the key to unlocking the true meaning of the gospel of judas. >> the disciples, theyre accused of despicable acts. they are clearly the villains of this text. >> and the author drives the point home in a lurid dream sequence. >> the disciples nightmare is absolutely horrific. its just a terrifying scene. >> they are sacrificin...