Dead Sea Scroll
If you bring forth what is within you, what is within you will save you.
If you do not bring forth what is within you, what is within you will destroy you.
Gospel of Thomas
Jews and Christians alike will benefit from watching “From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians” in the PBS Archives. It’s actually a very quick four hours exploring the life and death of Jesus and the people whose belief, conviction, and martyrdom created the religion we now know as Christianity.
Dead Sea Scroll Fragment
For Jews, there are the most up-to-date findings on the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, The Temple and its destruction, Masada, The Bar Kokhba rebellion.
Christians will understand Jesus’s life and death, the diverse fifty-two gospel texts, and how the division between Jews, early Christians, and pagans developed.
It is a fascinating picture of Rome’s rich stew of gods, spirits, and magic that allowed for the existence of both.
Hope to see it when they show it again. Sounds very helpful in understanding the different religions and in realizing that we come from the same source.