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And now, for the first time in over 1,000 years, 1,500 years, we have a whole wider range. >> though known as gospels, they are not in the bible. they are written by different authors than the new testament. they depict a growing tension between mary magdalene and jesuss other followers. >> the gospel of thomas like other sources 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 bad-tempere...

Talk with us about your retirement today. 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

>> one of the things about jesus is that he has a very inclusive group of disciples. its a very open kind of movement and included women who a lot of the time might have felt themselves somewhat marginalized. being with jesus gave them a sense of identity and self-worth in a way that they often didnt find in ordinary society. >> mary magdalene seems atypical for a jewish woman of her time. most jewish women in the galilee would have been in some kind of a domestic setting, either as a daughter o...

There are two moments in the gospel of phillip that really say something interesting about the relationship between jesus and mary magdalene. one is that he, jesus, refers to mary magdalene as his companion or consort. it says explicitly that jesus loved mary magdalene 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 weve lost ...

>> 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 the most crucial moment of all, which is to the cross.

To be 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 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 h...

If he had that kind of an intimate relationship, people would want to know. and if he had children, that means there might be people wandering around today with sort of holy blood in them. >> theres one page in particular im very excited to see. and that is 63, 64. it is. yeah. there are two moments in the gospel of phillip that really say something interesting about the relationship between jesus and mary magdalene. one is that he, jesus, refers to mary magdalene as his companion or consort. it...

Referring to here. but when we actually see the manuscript, its just not that clear. >> even in the gospels, there is no reliable evidence of a romantic relationship between mary and jesus. but these 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. most likely, mary was a close friend of jesus and a follower, but not his wife. >> what the gospel of phillip clearly sa...

Dr. lewis has come to the coptic museum in cairo to see the non-biblical gospels. >> so theres one particular saying that comes at the very end that gives us some really intriguing information about the relationship between mary magdalene and jesus and the other disciples and thats the last folio which is in folio 51. can we see that one? all right. there it is. beautiful. so when saying 114, we see a little argument, a dispute, a little scene unfolding. >> the gospel of thomas tells of an angry...

Most likely, mary was a close friend of jesus and a follower, but not his wife. >> what the gospel of phillip clearly says is that there is some kind of a favored relationship between mary magdalene and jesus. that jesus does care for her more than the other disciples. and thats all it really tells us. >> but some scholars believe the texts do reflect a genuine tension between mary and peter. >> i think the tension thats reflected in some of the texts outside the bible, think they do really refl...