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>> it depicts the king, riding on horseback and around the edge the legend is written in greek. >> and so where did this coin come from? >> these coins are found in pakistan. >> wow. >> it was the first most important of the kings that ruled in that area. >> do we know anything else about this figure, about this ruler? >> yes, we do. we know when he ruled. about 60 a.d. >> that aligns pretty nicely with the time in which thomas, as an apostle, would have been doing his missionizing activity in india. so to be able to find a real historical object and say, huh, this is interesting, this has a n...

Here in 52 a.d. >> 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

Were subjected to exquisite tortures. and what he meant by that was they were the victims of an elaborate execution and consumption by wild beasts and, of course, crucifixion. >> according to a third century writer, peter gets caught up in nero's persecutions in rome. the apostle is sentenced to be crucified. but according to later catholic tradition, peter's crucifixion is very different to that of jesus. >> christian tradition is that peter was crucified upside down,

>> st. thomas christians in carola 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 an individual and as a disi'mciple 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 acts. >> what...

And apostle of jesus christ. and the world's first pope. >> for most faithful catholics, they had no idea that such things existed. they had never been made public, and they had been kept inside in a private chapel for the pope and for his inner circle. so this is a very thrilling moment for believing catholics all over the world. >> if these are the bones of peter, then they are one of the catholic church's most significant discoveries. >> it's very exciting, because it puts us into direct contact with the historical peter. >> peter was the most important disciple of jesus. >> peter is in the...