have been familiar to jesus and his disciples. she was not a catholic, not a protestant, he was a jew. reporter: he was born and lived and died as a jew and his disciples called him rabbi, or teacher. he was circumcised in the jewish tradition and when buried, wrapped in a simple white linen shroud just as jews are until this day. rabbi david rosen wants jews and christians to understand their roots. jesus was an observant jew fighting to purify his religion. he would have seen himself as a religious reformer and would have preached and taught to the masses, seeking to bring them back to what he believed to be the essential truth of his jewish heritage. they were observing jewish law. he said i did not come to destroy the law, and the
irreligious people into fully devoted followers of jesus. and come to our doors because they re at a point of pain in their lives. the numbers alone tell the story. associate pastor of willow creek church in chicago, is successful at spreading the word of jesus. we have anywhere from 18 to 20,000 that will attend our services. the message of christianity hasn t changed in 2000 years, but putting it in a way that they can relate to it, we believe that there is compelling evidence that this person who died and rose from the dead, that s a compelling piece of evidence that people have to wrestle with. it s a struggle this former willow creek minister knows well. meet the investigative journalist the author of the case of christ, the ultimate
reporter: this is the garden of gesthemane. this is where jesus path to his crucifixion began, what happened from here? jennifer griffin with the evidence and the schmitz that have sprung up since the time of christ. reporter: it is one of the most famous walks in the world. pilgrims followed it for centuries, the path jesus took into the walled city of jerusalem, after his arrest on the mount of olives, the beginning of the passion, the judgment that led to his crucifixion. the via de la rosa, for centuries pilgrims prayed at the stations of the cross, following jesus final footsteps. according to the path the pilgrims follow to this day the judgment of jesus was here in
she had pneumonia. and, alaska breaking the snowfall record with a spring storm, three-and-a-half inches fell saturday bringing the total to season to 133.6 inches. that is just one inch more than the record set nearly 60 years ago. and, pope benedict xvi celebrating easter mass in rome. tens of thousands of catholics flocking to st. peter s square to remember christ s crucifixion and resurrection, after mass, he ll give the traditional easter blessing, from the central loggia, inside st. peter s basilica. i m anita vogel. now, back to who is jesus. his story has been told in art. in music.
leap of faith . i didn t believe god existed. i thought if jesus existed he was a man. i lived a self absorbed kind of a life. i remember once covering a trial where a woman s only daughter. 13-year-old child had been raped and murdered and she s pouring out her heart and inside, she is are great quotes, front page, i m going to get the the bonus for this, that s the ugliest truth. and my wife was agnostic, no position for or against god. a christian woman befriended his wife. one day she came to me, i ve decided to be a follower of jesus christ. i thought it was the end of our marriage, and he used his