>> this is a mountain just outside the city of nazareth. this is the spot where the men from the synagogue drag jesus with the intention of throwing him off the cliff and killing him. >> i think mary, like any mother, would have horrified at what was happening to jesus. i think she would have been afraid for her son. things would have been happening very quickly, and she wouldn't really have understood what was going on. he's in a situation that's essentially a riot in the making. >> but he passed through the midst of them, and went on his way. >> you could see this story as one of the early indications of the miraculous power that jesus is going to have. it's partly a way of showing that he's a peacemaker, but he's not going to fight back, but it's also a way of showing that he's somehow stronger than that.