Now between President Trump and House Speaker paul ryan. Lets discuss with White House Correspondent athena jones, we heard the president and the speaker talked at least a couple of times this week. Reporter they have spoken several times in the last several days and we know they spoke for an hour yesterday, a gop source telling my colleague dana bash that the relationship is now stronger than ever. And we know that they talked again this morning, and theres some interesting background to the conversation today and that is that yesterday morning the president tweeted out a promotion, essentially for a Fox News Program airing that night, saying watch judge Jeanine Pirro tonight. All day on fox they were running promotions saying that there would be new wiretapping details coming out in that broadcast. There werent truly any truly knew details on the wiretapping matter, but what did emerge in that broadcast last night at the very beginning, and judge Jeanine Pirros opening statement, she
History should remember him as a ruthless but very effective king of judea. Who is the real king herod . The great ruler from history or the monster from the bible . And could this really be his tomb . 2007, the Hebrew University of jerusalem. Archaeologist cause a sensation when they reveal the discovery of. What could be the most important find in the middle east. What could be the tomb of an ancient king, herod. 8 feet long and made of pink limestone its beautifully carved and polished so meticulously it resembled marvel. Finding any kings tomb is big but the tomb of king herod the great, the most famous ruler of judea is winning the sweep stakes or lottery right there. Its immensely exciting. Its a connection to a man that was not only a legend of the bible but also a real and really important figure in ancient history. Historical texts tell us herod is one of the great kings of the ancient world. From 37 b. C. , he rules judea for 33 years. He was the most mag any acceptabili magn
Condemned as heresy 1,800 years ago. Its just horrific, a terrifying scene. Can fresh clues help reveal the true meaning of the gospel of judas . Judas has been one of the greatest villains in human history. Judas has become the symbol of the ultimate traitor. The man who sells out jesus for 30 pieces of silver. Judas crime is so easy to understand and at the same time so terrible. He betrayed his friend. Along comes a bombshell, a newly translated ancient manuscript just 25 tattered sheets of papyrus written in the ancient coptic language. The lost gospel of judas it challenges our contempt for judas character. But now will missing fragments of text complete the gospel and force us to reconsider judas role in the story of jesus . The story of jesus, the story of the crucifixion, is not so much a whodoneit. Its a whydoneit. Why did judas betray jesus . Thats really the biggest question in the entire gospel. In the new testament gospels, jesus starts his mission traveling through galile
2007, the Hebrew University of jerusalem archaeologists cause a sensation when they reveal the discovery of a sarcophagus. With a breaking story from 2000 years ago fragments of what could be the most important archaeological find in the middle east what may be the tomb of the ancient king, herod. Eight feet long and made of a rare pink limestone, this sarcophagus is beautifully carved and polished so meticulously, it resembled marble. Well, finding any kings tomb is big, but finding the tomb of king herod the great, the most famous ruler of judea, is winning the sweepstakes or the lottery right there. The discovery of herods tomb is immensely exciting because its a connection to a man who was not only a legend of the bible but was also a real and a really important figure in ancient history. Historical texts tell us herod is one of the great kings of the ancient world. From 37 bc, he rules judea for 33 years. He was the most magnificent, the wealthiest, the most powerful, the most gen
About this. The bible tells us little about mary. Is it possible that everything weve assumed about her is wrong, and could lost gospels help fill in the missing parts of her story and tell us who really was Mary Magdalene . For many christians today, Mary Magdalene is revered for her compassionate love for jesus. I think jesus meant everything to mary. She was present at the crucifixion and, most importantly, she was present at the resurrection. Shes the first person to whom jesus appears after his resurrection. Do not weep nor grieve nor be irresolute. For his grace will protect you. Yet when it comes to the details of marys life, the bible says very little. The new testament mentions her just 12 times. Mary magdalene is remarkable. Theres so few mentions of her in the gospels, but theyre so central to the story of jesus. And theyve filled our imagination for centuries. In reality, many of our ideas about mary are no more than myth. Perhaps the most enduring one is that she is a fall