just days before he will die on the cross, jesus takes his followers into jerusalem for the jewish passover. on the night that judas will betray him, jesus invites his disciples to share a last supper. he has to have it in secret. it s very important that he finish his last teaching and his last supper before he is seized and arrested violently. mary magdalene, mary the mother of jesus, they re not there at the last supper, but the reason they re not there is because jesus knows that he s about to be betrayed. this arresting, this seizing could be very violent, it could be very dangerous.
last folio which is in folio 51. can we see that one? there it is. beautiful. so when saying 114, we see a little argument, a dispute, a little scene unfolding. the gospel of thomas tells of an angry episode when peter says his resentment against mary. tell mary to leave us because she s a woman and not worthy of life, spiritual life. similar to the jewish tradition that women aren t supposed to be taught tora. another lost gospel, that of phillip, suggests a different reason for peter and the other disciples apparent dislike of mary. so all those tantalizing
all right. and there it is. beautiful. so in saying 114, we see a little argument, a little scene unfolding. the gospel of thomas tells of an angry episode when peter vents his resentment against mary. mary, leave us, because women are not wanted. tell mary to leave us, because she s a woman and not worthy of life, spiritual life, similar to the jewish tradition that women aren t supposed to be taught torah. another lost gospel, that of phillip, suggests a different reason for the apparent dislike of mary. so all those tantalizing theories about jesus and mary magdalene being lovers really jumped from this one passage, right? this is the juiciest stuff that we ve got.
bret: there you have it. january 31. the legislature moves the date. rnc. republican national committee says the primaries can t start until february 1 with iowa, new hampshire, south carolina and nevada going before that. back with the panel. what about this, and is it important? it s important because i might have to go to dubuque, iowa over christmas. that s a nice place but i want to be with my family. tell mary that we ll see how she likes that. how much politics can america stand? only so much. at a crucial moment of getting to know you, they may overlap with the christmas season where everyone is watching peanuts christmas carol and not tuning in to see the debate.
bret: there you have it. january 31. the legislature moves the date. rnc. republican national committee says the primaries can t start until february 1 with iowa, new hampshire, south carolina and nevada going before that. back with the panel. what about this, and is it important? it s important because i might have to go to dubuque, iowa over christmas. that s a nice place but i want to be with my family. tell mary that we ll see how she likes that. how much politics can america stand? only so much. at a crucial moment of getting to know you, they may overlap with the christmas season where everyone is watching peanuts christmas carol and not tuning in to see the