then a roman empress, helena, sets off on a dramatic quest to find it. helena changed everything. the discovery of the cross is shrouded in mystery. there s intrigue. there s murder. there s sex. there s violence behind all of this. her discovery will be hacked into tiny pieces and traded around the globe, venerated by millions, ridiculed by others. i don t think there s a snowball s chance in hell that helena discovered the true cross. now for the first time, modern science set outs to answer the question: is the true cross a hoax that mocks the crucifixion or the relic of relics? the true cross is one of the greatest mysteries of christian history. we have the tools to solve it. the cross, an object of savage torture. that cross was an instrument of death, pieces of wood nailed together to kill a human being. but also an object of deepest veneration. the cross on which jesus died really symbolizes for me the greatest act of love in human history. the cross
jesus himself to help us answer who really was john the baptist? the deserts in the first century. a wild place at the fringes of the roman empire. the promise of a new savior. his name is john the baptist. john the baptist is the first chapter to the long and amazing story of jesus. he tees it up for jesus to come and be the true maessiah. he comes with a fire and he wants people to feel it here. who are you? are you safe? why do you come here? he questions their motives. this is an intense figure out in the wilderness and the wilderness is where things really happen spiritually. he s a mysterious figure. he s strange and he s out there. he s dressed in this very, very old way and slightly dangerous and scary. today the unique appeal of this profit has been loss to history. who was this fiery creature who would har rold the coming of the messiah and what was it that drew jesus to it? now science joins history in a new quest in the future it may be possible to e
Possibility and john and jesus are related triggered the investigation into the study of john the baptist. with their ongoing quest to trace how relics are scattered, british researchers have come to the atkin museum in kansas city, missouri. they want to analyze the ancient treasure. could it come from the same individual as the bulgaria find. this is containing the relic. what s exciting about the kansas baptist relic is we got to compare the radio carbonated with the ones we obtained in bulgaria. the bones have been identified as a human bone.
From heaven, you are my son. the beloved, with you, i am well pleased. now he feels the call to go spread his message. this is the beginning of jesus s ministry. when they met. when john the baptist s charisma and his preaching ability and his criticisms of the powers of the day when all of that hit je jesus ears, i imagine it sparks all of that ability to preach that jesus had and launched him into his ministry. but, for biblical historians, there is a dilemma. there is something that s not being said here. all the gospels emphasized that
His baptism will be like no other. i think the baptism by john is as crucial part of the story, it tells us if nothing else that jesus absolutely endorse what john was doing. he may be revealed to israel. and it means that he endorsed john s message. he saw the heavens torn apart and the spirit descending like a dove on him and a voice came