it is the rabbis who now emerge as a new kind of judaism, and it is this judaism which will endure from the second century of our era down to our own age. ( music playing ) >> narrator: the failure of the first revolt also created a crisis for early christians who were still a part of judaism. the kingdom had not come; the messiah had not arrived. the followers of jesus coped by telling stories about the man they had expected would deliver the new kingdom on earth. >> we have to remember that jesus died around 30. for 40 years there's no written gospel of his life, unl after the revolt. during that time, we have very little in the way of written records within christianity. our first writer in the new testament is paul, and his first letter is dated around 50 to 52; so still a good 20 years after jesus himself. but it appears that in between the death of jesus and the writing of the first gospel, mark, that they clearly are telling stories. they're passing on the tradition of what happened to jesus-- what he stood for and what he did-- orally, by telling it and retelling it. >> narrator

it's because of diaspora judaism, which is extremely well established, that... that christianity itself, as a... a new and constantly improvising form of judaism, is able to spread as it does throughout the roman world. >> narrator: paul himself was a diaspora jew. convinced that god had chosen him to spread the word about jesus, he traveled to antioch, the capital of roman syria. >> antioch has one of the largest jewish communities outside of the jewish homeland-- it's been suggested that maybe something like 40,000 people in this jewish community. so we can... we must imagine a number of different jewish congregations and subsections of the city in and through which paul could have moved and still felt very much at home within the jewish community. >> wherever you have a sufficient number of jews, you would have a jewish community. wherever you have a jewish community, you would have a jewish synagogue. >> narrator: by the fourth century, the synagogue had become a formal place of worship. but in paul's day, especially in the diaspora, it was more of a communi

catholicism you can if your neighbor wants to be an atheist he can if your aunt wants to convert from judaism islam she can do it's one of the great things about living in america is that you have the freedom to believe whatever you want and nobody has the right sell you otherwise the government is meant to respect all religions so on the topic of history here let's also take a little moment to remind you that our country is also founded on the principles of separation of church and state yet it the government can impede on religions that can't pick and choose so he does keep them completely separate now sadly this ideals in danger with the outcry from religious groups over birth control distribution women were pretty reproductive rights in general not to mention gay marriage but i don't think that newt's respect my religion but i won't respect yours comment would play out very well if he did become the commander in chief christianity is most popular religion in the united states that doesn't mean it's the only one and some people are actually fond of that whole freedom of religion thing so f

you go back to the bible i mean matthew twenty five the foundational concepts of christianity of judaism you know it's restated matthew twenty five care for the homeless care for the you know hungry feed the hungry heal the sick this is fundamental stuff thomas paine laid out in his book agrarian justice he actually proposed a social security system thomas paine in the seven hundred ninety s. when our country was first being founding thomas paine the proposed social security proposed minimum wage proposed equivalent of unionization proposed that every person upon birth should have some basic fundamental amount of money allocated to them that they could use throughout their lives that there would be a decent retirement and it's really quite extraordinary most of the things that came along with the new deal thomas paine proposed in seventeen days the occupy wall street movement for example the ultimate example of a we society free books free health care free food people working together and if you look at the republican budget you find the exact opposite the republican budget is all about

not just between the west dune road in the muslim world but with the judaism off 10 the non of serving choose. so within the religion themselves, a jerusalem is at the center of the israel palestine conflict in that in itself has the iconic value or centrality in many of the crisis that is happening in the arab muslim world and with ever greater importance. all of these have been played out in jerusalem in different ways. iran has taken up the cause. the of the park negative and the revolutionary guard so in so many ways they have cleverly taken now jerusalem in a way there shia in appeal to the sunni arabs or often suspicious of them. so that is the clever way to do this. it is ever more central it is one of the sadness that this bias on the intensity of all the world's troubles and complex which is really the temple mount, what does that mean? it is a phrase frequently used cnn and in newspapers but this is the place, the perfect place, the prime place where man can encounter god. that is what holy city means. the place for this is the temple mount in jerusalem. so that large structu

is a lot of religion on both sides between baptism, french protestantism, quakerrism, and french judaism which in raising our children is the faith we worshiped, and then finally of forgiveness and learning about the interplay between understanding and forgiveness, and you know the french term that means to understand, but what i found was that to a certain degree i had to forgive first, and that's what allowed me to embark on this reporter's journey and to finally understand. that's the story of the book, and i'd be happy to answer any questions you have about it. if you could please wait for the mic. >> was wondering if you could connect the dots that made you able to forgive. >> well, the -- what i knew, to some extent before i even started reporting the story, about what i found out much more about,fuls the relationship between -- was the relationship between my father and his father, and i -- my grandfather had suffered a stroke when i was a small child, so i remembered him as a sad figure in a wheelchair who could barely talk, but what i found in reporting is what a formidable figu

there is a lot of religion on both sides between baptism, fresh produce is an, quakerism, eventually judaism which is coming into, what after i've had my wife and raise her children in the faith in which we worshiped. and finally of forgiveness. and of learning, i talk at the end of the book about the interplay between understanding and forgiveness. you know, the french term which means to understand is to forgive. welcome what i found was that to a certain degree i had to forgive first, and that's what allowed me to embark on this reporter's journey and finally to understand. so that's the story of the book. and i would be happy to answer any questions you have about it. [inaudible] >> yes, if you could please wait for the mic. >> what was a comic and you connect force, -- [inaudible] >> well, what i knew, to some extent before i even started reporting the story, but what i found out much more about was the relationship between my father and his father. and i, my grandfather had discovered, my granddad had suffered a stroke when i was a small child so i remember him most of sort of a sad fi

secularism versus fundamentalism not just between the western world in the muslim world, but also within judaism for example. we are a strange situation now bird the orthodox often does non-observing on the side that for example jerusalem. so within the religions themselves, there's conflict. jerusalem is the essential cause of the palestine conflict and that itself has an iconic value, an iconic centrality in many of the crazies have been in the arab and muslim world. and another great importance in europe and in america. so all of these things are really being played out in jerusalem in different ways. and also, america versus iran. iran is very shrewdly taken a the cause of jerusalem. the of the part of the revolutionary card is called the coups per great. in so many ways they have cleverly taken at jerusalem at the way. the persians, air and, shia are at dealing to the sunni arabs, who are often suspicious of them. so using jerusalem is a clever way of doing it. jerusalem is ever more central and one of the sadnesses in the sense that this bios on the intensity of all the world struggles, al

not just, um, between the western worlds and, say, the muslim world, but also within judaism, for example. i mean, we're in a strange situation now where, you know, the orthodox jews often stone non-observing jews on the sabbath, for example, in jerusalem. so within the religions themselves, there is ever-growing conflict. jerusalem is at the center, of course, of the israel/palestine conflict, and that in itself has a sort of iconic value, an iconic centrality in many of the, many of the cry -- crises that are happening in the arab and muslim world. and it's of ever greater importance in europe, too, and in america. so all of these things are really being played out, um, in jerusalem in different ways. and also, you know, america versus iran. iran is very shrewdly taking up the cause of jerusalem. they have a jerusalem day, um, the elite, the elite, um, part of the revolutionary guard is called thal quds brigade. so they have cleverly taken up jerusalem as a way they as persians, they as aryans, they are shia, and they are appealing to the sunni arabs who are often suspicious of them. so

most of judaism is constitutional judaism. jews in america moving to the upper middle class, falling in love with the felicities of biewrnlg boy existence. following in love with respectability from the guy yam, never thinking you could be mainstream given the vicious history of anti-semitism. no, amos says have a critical suspicion of that. it's right there in the text. jonah says every yom kippur, have a suspicion of that. that's very difficult. most forms of buddhism in america accommodated to prejudice. but the prophetic is suspicious. and that's true, actually, in terms of secular institutions. liberalism's accommodation to a vicious form of imperialism, for example. and we know the failures of maxism in terms of the ganger-like communist regimes of stalin and a whole host of others killing millions and millions is and millions of people, but there's a prophetic element in the marxist analysis that says the precious humanity of poor working people must be accident even in the face of the gangster-like communist regime. ma

mostly about race and identity but even more than that is a story about family, faith, with quakers in judaism after i met my wife and as we raise our children with the faith that we were shipped. then i talk that the end of the book the interplay between the understanding and forgiveness but let i fund run is to a certain degree i had to forgive first and that allowed me to embark on the journey and then understand i would be happy to answer any questions. please wait for the microphone. [inaudible] >> what i knew to some extent before i started to report the story that i found much more about was the relationship between what is my father and his father's relationship. my granddad had suffered a stroke when i was a small child so i remember him as a sad figure in a wheelchair. but what i found out is what a formidable figure he was. and her husband sunday that might interest you. rioting in autobiographies he went to search the door and found a document that my grandfather must have dictated because he could not have written in his condition on his 75th birthday after one decade after he suf

most of it is constitutional judaism. moving into the upper middle class. calling them up with respect ability, never thinking that you actually could be a mainstream given the business history of anti-semitism. now, have a critical suspicion of that. it's right there in the text. every yom kippur red has a suspicion is that. that's very difficult. the constant stream buddhism, but they are pathetic and suspicious in that in the saddling institutions. liberalism accommodation through vicious works of imperialism. nsa know, the failure of marxism in terms of the gangster like communist regimes of stalin and a whole host of others, killing millions and millions of people, but there's a pathetic element in a marxist analysis but said the precious humanity of poor working people not be accented, even in the face as the gangster like communist reserves. so you would accept that, though? >> i want to talk about this gangster like regime. >> stalin was a gangster come you agree with that? be immaculate to first resolution after the death of landon and he was tryin