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Community settled there, and there's a jewish town in kochi, even today. >> an ancient jewish enclave still exists in the nearby port city of kochi. could this community of exiles have been where thomas started his mission to bring the teachings of jesus to india? >> we know that there were in fact jewish communities there in india, and that part of india is part of the trade networks early on for the first century. >> one of the important strands of thomas's work is the fact that he did come to minister to the jewish community. >> this is my body. >> this is my body. >> because as a jew himse...
Saint thomas christians in kerala also maintain an ancient dance tradition. >> the songs tell us that the apostle was well-received wherever he went. people welcomed him and received his message and accepted the baptism from the apostle, and christian communities grew. >> the songs about thomas, it was about the works of thomas, and how he was as -- as an individual and as a disciple of jesus, was able to actually live that message of jesus in a different country. >> the songs describe thomas founding seven churches and baptizing 17,000 converts, missionary work common to the
>> jesus told the apostles, "go out of jerusalem to the entire world 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. >> well, apostle means to be
>> kerala, southwest india. around seven million christians here trace their faith directly to the apostle famous for his doubt. they believe their ancestors were baptized by one of jesus' 12 disciples, thomas. >> stop doubting and believe. >> my lord, my god. >> thomas vanishes from the new testament after the resurrection, but his story is taken up by a third-century epic narrative, the acts of thomas. >> now, it seems that the acts of thomas preserves at least some historically accurate information. >> but the acts of thomas is not the only account of his mission to india. >> [ speaking in ...