CNN CNN Presents December 25, 2010
the third man's crime was mocked by the sign nailed to his cross, jesus of nazareth, king of the jews. jesus himself insisted his throne was in heaven, not of this world. but that didn't matter. the romans saw him as a political nuisance. to his fellow jews, he was just another failed messiah. no one even thought to record his death. the story of jesus has transcended generations and cultures. the tale of a routine execution that gave birth to a new religion. yet from that unlikely beginning, a great faith was born. and today, some 2 billion people believe jesus was the son of god. b...