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>> in india, a tradition preserved in song, dance and the acts of thomas tells how the apostle came here to spread the word of jesus in the first century. >> i think it's possible, even plausible that thomas went to india because we know that this was a fairly well trod route and we have a text that explains thomas's evangelical mission to india, and we have a community in this corner of india that goes back to antiquity. >> to this day, st. thomas christians perform parts of the liturgy in syriac. the language of early chris chant, close to that spoken by jesus. >> indian christians are fond ...

Lord jesus. >> it would have been challenge ing for someone to go to india. it would feel like being exiled to mars. >> the acts of thomas narrates thomas' journey from jerusalem to india by boat. he lands in the southwest corner of what is tay cara. >> according to the story, upon arrival i india, thomas is introduced to a legendary king. it's a fantastic tale, but could it be true. >> the acts of thomas is written over a century after books like the chronicle gospels we find in the new testament. the stories that are

Oxford university england, professor tom and dr. george kazan are about to test a sample of bone, a sample taken from a rel relic venerated as being from the apostle thomas. teachings believed to be brought to india by jesus. >> the bone rather than the bone plus contamination. >> once the sample is clear of any form of chemical contamination, collagen is extracted from the bone. >> the end result is a material that looks rather like cotton wool. >> finally a mass spec trom ter is used to date the bone and reveal the age of the relic. >> this is where the samples are coming. they are now tripl...

Significant event in the history of their church. the arrival of the apostle thomas, who they believe came here in 52a.d. >> jesus told the apostles go out of jerusalem and praise 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 disciplesith a final mission. >> go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the father and of the

On palm leaf manuscript was put to the flame. >> much of the documents of the saint thomas christians were burnt at the time so they were all destroyed. >> the team of archivists are hunting down the few surviving palm leaf records. >> all india, palm leaf was what was available readily. unlike in the middle east where you would have parchments or scrolls or paper. >> many of their inscriptions are written in the language of many early christians. close to the language spoken by jesus and thomas. so far the oldest dates to 1291.