The Three Turbulent Companions of Jesus: Judas, Peter, and Mary Magdalene

The Three Turbulent Companions of Jesus: Judas, Peter, and Mary Magdalene
with Dr. Miceal Ledwith, L.Ph., B.A., L.D., D.D.
(Theologian, Star of What the Bleep Do We Know and
Creator of The Hamburger Universe)
(AUDIO MP3 DOWNLOAD)
Copyright Michael F. Ledwith 2006

Dr. Miceal Ledwith

COURSE OVERVIEW

The recent unveiling of the single known copy of the Gospel of Judas has turned a great deal of the central beliefs of Christianity on their head and shone the spotlight on how erroneous the assessment of Judas as the betrayer actually was, and how it spawned a whole panorama of hatred against those who were perceived to have been betrayers, when the greatest loyalty can often demand what seems an opposition and an abandonment.

The suffering and death of Jesus had nothing to do with appeasing the anger of a vengeful God, but had everything to do with undergoing a very powerful initiation, which blazed a trail for every human being to follow in uncovering the power and glory that is within them.

This teleconference series focuses on three of the central figures who were companions of Jesus during those crucial final three years of his life. The world-wide reaction to the publication of the Judas Gospel demonstrates how intensely people are asking questions about fundamental matters today, and will not be put off with platitudes.

None of his companions were more central and more controversial than the three that are looked at in this series. The antagonism between Peter and Mary Magdalene has now become legendary, and the whole issues of what status Mary actually had among the Apostles has captured the imagination of the world, as it has the capacity to overturn so many diehard beliefs. Did Peter really function as leader of the early community and eventually assume a status as head of the Church, or was there an entirely different situation that we now come to perceive? This series examines the historical facts and the legends of these three centrally important figures and how the early Christian process of interpretation came to bear on them, and to mould them to its own presuppositions. It unravels the facts from the legends and in so doing illuminates what the true message of Jesus was.

Hot on the heel of the release of The Da Vinci Code movie and the publication of the Gospel of Judas, this series examines who these centrally important figures were, what they taught and how they believed as foundational figures in the movement that followed Jesus before it became the religion of the Roman Empire and eventually the most powerful political, economic and religious institution in the history of the Christian West.

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• Automatic 3-Day Telecourse with Mp3 Download

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