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modern-day nazareth is predominately an arab city. this as the place jesus grew up. but right in the center of town stands a small village built to show what life was like at the time of christ. >> this is how, really, the majority of the people lived in palestine in the first century. there was no middle class. you either lived very, very well, like the people in sepphoris or in caesarea or in jerusalem, or else you lived like most of the people here -- simple peasant existence. >> anthropologist joe zias is a former senior curator for the israel antiquities authority. he spent the last 40 years investigating ancient life in the holy land. >> the peasants, which most of the people were, made their living off the things like we see before us -- the sheep, the goats, the olive trees, the vineyards. >> growing up nazareth, jesus probably had daily chores to help his parents. >> kids didn't go to school then. i mean, for a young boy, first of all, you got up at the crack of dawn. you probably were out there with the sheep and goats. if y

he doesn't like being in judea. >> jesus of nazareth.'ve come to ask for his body. >> we have to wonder what joseph was thinking. he's taking quite a risk. he's going to pilate and asking for the body of a convicted criminal, a criminal who is guilty of political sedition. >> i have a tomb. somewhere secure where we can prepare his body. >> by going to pilate and asking for this rather personal favor, it's almost as if he might be guilty himself. >> you can imagine it being a very tense meeting between the two men. >> yes. >> pontius pilate gives joseph of arimathea the body, but he probably thought he was letting some jewish custom play out. so far as he was concerned, that's with going to be the end of it. >> in allowing joseph to take the body, pilate had unwittingly started a journey that would turn jesus' burial shroud into one of the most venerated and mysterious relics of all time. ♪ ♪ (vo) some call it giving back. get a new subaru, we call it share the love.hare , and we'll donate $250 to those in need. bringing our total donati

within days, he's been betrayed by judas. >> jesus of nazareth!> arrested in the garden of gethsemane after he provokes the authorities. he's handed over to the romans for trial and crucifixion. it's here that the story of the shroud begins. all four gospels talk about the burial cloth in which the crucified body of jesus is laid to rest. the bible tells that the cloth was given by joseph of arimathea, a wealthy member of the jewish counsel. the sanhedrin. >> the gospels describe joseph of arimathea as being a sympathizer with the jesus movement. he's fascinated by jesus. so fascinated that even after the crucifixion, he wants to make sure that the right thing is done, that jesus gets the right burial. >> everyone who encounters jesus in the gospels is in some way transformed. they're either healed or following him. meetg jesus for one time was life changing. that probably changed joseph's life. >> but first, joseph needs permission to take jesus down from the cross. >> you think this is acceptable? >> he goes to see the roman pontius pilate to as

this would be the first physical evidence that jesus of nazareth existed. >> this is such a landmark.ean, this is the only material evidence, nonliterary we have for the family of jesus. >> i think most people would be extremely surprised to learn that jesus had siblings, even though james is called the brother of jesus in the new testament, most christians grow up learning that mary was a virgin and that he didn't have any siblings, so i think most people would be astonished. >> the gospels of both matthew and mark name jesus's brothers. as well as james, there's joses, judas and simon alongside at least two unnamed sisters. but exactly whose these offspring these other children are is still the subject of debate. >> for catholics, there is that emphasis on mary's virginity. she was not only a virgin at the time of jesus's conception and birth but also afterwards. that's why i like to think of james, the brother of jesus, as probably a child from joseph's prior marriage before he married mary. >> but not all christians are in agreement. >> protestants would say there are other childr

the actual cross that jesus of nazareth was crucified on. wood infused with his blood and tears. >> it is literally the scaffolding upon which jesus saved the world. >> but the relic was thought to be lost to history. 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 is 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 sets out 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 in 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 carpenter from nazareth and his wife mary. well, it's easy to see they'll never add any fame david: master! master! come quick! the lady's sick! innkeeper: sick? oh, no! wait a minute! wait a minute, david! what are you doing here? i sent you out for supplies an hour ago! oh, well, master, with the lady sick and all, i forgot. you forgot? well, get moving! right away! quick! hiram! hiram! what? what? get me hot water, quickly! is she going to die? no, she's not going to die, you fool! she's having a baby! get me the hot water immediately! hot, hot, hot, hot. a baby. a baby born in my bed in the stable. (sighs) calm and peaceful night. not like the day. roads to bethlehem crowded with people. i wonder if they all found rooms. that hiram the innkeeper is still awake counting his money. or asleep he's dreaming about it. oh. look who we have here. what are you doing out at this hour, david? i'm on my way to ben isaac's farm to get supplies for the inn. how do you like my lamb? say, he looks perfect. where is that light coming from

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accused of plotting christmas and new years attacks ton island of java a christmas parade was held in nazareth, the biblical home of the boy jesus. the city's square gathered for the christmas tree. >>> other christmas celebrations being held around the globe. >> from the epicenter of the catholic faith the pope leads the faithful through a midnight last, people around the world are celebrating christmas as well. in cuba there's an atmosphere of hope after the u.s. reestablished diplomatic relations with the communist nation after more than 40 years. it's making it easier for cuban americans to reconnect with cuba. >> it is absolutely changed 100% with everything. why? because people want to reunite with their family, to spend christmas with their friends, to get back to your roots and everything so people feel a little bit more together. >> christmas day falls a day after the prophet muhammed's birthday. aan estimated 200,000 iraqi christians have been displaced by the islamic state of iraq and the levant since last year. many of them live in camps around baghdad. in the central african repub

. >> ironically today is the feast of the holy family of nazareth and here we are, joseph and mary and no jesus. whether it's a prank or not, it's a foolish prank i'm saddened that someone thinks this is funny. >> the father says he simply wants the statue back in the manger, a go fund me page has been set up by members of the church to buy a new statue if the stolen one isn't returned? >> hopefully someone 'fesses up. now that christmas is over it's the counterdown to new year's. we are so excited about this. times square ball is almost ready. >> and finally get ready for our first dose of winter weather. advisories are posted. who coined the term "side bread?" because there's nothing "side" about this bread. it may look like the moon. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. the sound of the weekend. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. >>> kate snow is here with a look at what's ahead on "nbc >> great to see you. tonight on "nightly news," at least 11 people dead as

in nazareth the birth of jesus christ was re-enacted with special details recreating what jesus' hometown may have looked like in biblical times. pretty impressive. olive tree there. >> they even have the authentic olive tree. >>> another major hotel chain investigating a hack on its payment systems. >>> caught on camera. a helicopter trying to land in windy weather. something crashing in front of stunned tourists. >>> plus, christmas emergency. a little girl calls 911 over an incident with her family's elf on the shelf. >>> this would be the aftermath. a tangle between a small and a snowplow on an airport runway in telluride. the operator estimates the plane struck him while going 100 miles an hour. unbelievably, he is okay. >>> as are the seven people who were on board that plane. no word on why it was trying to land on a closed runway at the time. >>> former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky will receive a rather large pension payment. he is serving a lengthy sentence. the pension system stopped his monthly payments the day he was convicted. that was three years ago. a

in nazareth the birth of jesus christ was re-enacted with special details recreating what jesus' hometown may have looked like in biblical times. pretty impressive. olive tree there. >> they even have the authentic olive tree. >>> another major hotel chain investigating a hack on its payment systems. >>> caught on camera. a helicopter trying to land in windy weather. something crashing in front of stunned tourists. >>> plus, christmas emergency. a little girl calls 911 over an incident with her family's elf on the shelf. pi was out in the dining room, you know, meeting the residents i made his dinner. p he had lost his wife recently, but i didn't know that. not sure he wanted to be there anymore, pbut he said something to me that has stuck with me to this day. after having your dinner, i a while and that really meant something to me. that and it just let me knowp that what i'm doing is much more important than just food. advil pain relievers are used by more households than any other leading brand. to treat their aches and pains more people reach for advil. relief doesn't get any better t

those arrested were linked to an isis group that's based in nazareth. the group was allegedly planning to attack during a holiday prayer at the patriarch of jerusalem service. >> time for weather and traffic on the 4s. we are tracking a record breaking christmas. >> we're all wondering how long is this going to last. we have changes coming over the next few days, guys. here is a look at your weather headlines. got that dense fog out there this this morning, it is the warmest christmas day on record in new york city, those records go back to the 1800s and that's just on top of the warmest christmas eve on record yesterday and again on sunday, another record in jeopardy as the warm weather lingers. right now, visibility is down in many spots like belmar, trenton and west hampton, you have dense fog taking that down to a quarter of a mile. here is a live look at storm tracker, you can see we don't have any rain to worry about just yet, there may be a few showers later on today, otherwise mild and mostly cloudy, high temperature of 66 degrees. and again the

in nazareth the birth of jesus christ was celebrated with the re-enactment of the nativity th special details re-creating what jesus hometown may have looked like in biblical times. actors dressed as mary and joseph, roman soldiers and others took visitors on a trip through time. it looks like a little time capsule there. >> it really does. gearing up for his annual be round the world trip. we're going to presume his final preparations got done somewhat early this year. >> we say that because there was santa. seen there carrying his paddle board to thehe niagaraiver in balmy buffalo, new york. he got in the river and paddled away. >> so all kidding aside that's john fulton the so-called surfing santa. he's taking his yearly three-mile trip down the niagara river. he does it to raise awareness about homelessness. >> i'm troubled there's no bag ofoys following him. >> yeah, and also missing from that picture right there, the icebergs that usually gather on the niagara river about now. he usually wears a body suit to warm him up. this year he didn't quite need it. temperatures up in buff

and joseph, too, went up from galilee from the town of nazareth to judea, the city of david. it is called bethlehem. because he was of the house and family of david, to be enrolled with mary, his betrothed, who was with child. while they were there, the time and she gave birth to her first born son. she wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, for there's no room for them in the inn. now there were shepherds in the region living in the fields and flock. the angel of the lord appeared to them . and the glory of the lord shone around them and they were struck with great fear. the angel said to them -- do not be afraid, for behold, i proclaim to you, good news of great joy that will be for all the people. for today in the city of david, a savior has been born for you who is christ and lord. and this will be a sign for you. you will find a child, infant, wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger. and suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel praising god and highest and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests. the gospel

the actual cross that jesus of nazareth was crucified on.. >> it is literally the scaffolding upon which jesus saved the world. >> but the relic was thought to be lost to history. 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 is intrigue. there's murder. there's sex. e'

. >> check this out, gang from nazareth academy high school will in northeast philadelphia, wand a, cosmomegan's high school. teachers sent me the pictures. they have their el f a game of twister, are you up for that. >> saturday night. >> where. >> thanks to all of the nuns and teachers who sent us a picture of the el f having to fun at nazareth, mike and lauren back over to you. >>> that is a movie. >>> do you want to go to the movie this weekend. >> true story that inspired classic tail of mobby dick comes to life on the big screen in the heart of the sea hits theaters today. >> it is direct byron howard, and chris helmsworth, he lost an incredible amount of weight for this film. >> the enemy. >> i believe you have things that in one else had has seen. >> what is it. >> wow. >> ill a's see anything kevin mccart that i ron howard directs. >> i'm telling you. >> it is dramatic. >> i'm 100 percent with you. i understand alex is off. hi, lauren i don't think we have ever spoken before. >> honor to be on with you guys. ron howard directing the film. i grew up on films like apollo 13, back d

. >> i know you, jesus of nazareth. you have opinions on everything, what's your opinion on this?among you who is without sin, let him be the first to cast a stone at her. any among you who is without sin. >> recently i sat down with two of the stars from the film kelsey grammer who plays the evil king herod and a muslim actor who plays the lead role of jesus. >> so you were raised in lebanon, correct? >> right. >> now, lebanon is an interesting place because there is a big christian community as well as obviously the muslim majority. when you were growing up as a muslim, did you know anything about jesus? >> oh, yeah. absolutely. we celebrated christmas. >> you did? >> oh, yeah. and i knew not so much in details about his teachings and what he stood for until later in my life. but i always understood his presence in my life and in the world and importance of his presence and how he affected people. that always got from a very young age and how he influenced the world in such a positive and powerful way. >> let me follow you. what is your name? >> judith he is he is. >> bless you,

we are outside the club in nazareth. lisa. >> reporter: for second weeks in a row new york knicks play you are out for a night targeted as crime victim. the young nba player may end up paying with his career. 24-year-old knicks forward klee anthony early was celebrating the birthday of his friend. he left the cityscapes club with a female in uber around 4:15 a.m. a mile from the club, police sources say they were boxed in by three vehicles in industrial area. four to six men jumped out and pulled two guns. early was robbed of gold chains with medallions and jewelry and gold caps from his teeth. after he gave up the goods they early's friend and teammate carmelo anthony spoke. >> unfortunate situation. shocking situation. for clee, his family. us as an organization but most importantly just him and his family. you know for his mom to have to wake up to that text, that call you know, no parent should have to go through that. >> reporter: i just learned of a new development in the investigation into this case. my police sou

sister stan runs the nazareth home for god's children. she sat down with "here and now" while visiting the u.s. on a fundraising trip. >> my orphanage is located in the catholic diocese of yendi in a town called sang. the orphanage came like an inspiration from god, because i was a missionary in nigeria. and i was serving there. i worked in the catholic institute of west africa. it's a university. and i worked there as an administrative secretary. but all this time, when i return home, i had the inspiration to just being a sister, i just wanted to help more and more. while i saw most of the children living, like the abandoned children and born with defect. and the people, because of their situation, could not coordinate it, so they just abandon them. and most of them, because they have not much care-giving or not much medical attention, most of them died. so when the bishop spoke to me about it, i felt there's something we can do. so i promised the bishop i was going to try my best to see what we can do to rescue most of these children fr

and christian pill grips in israel celebrating christmas by visiting a nativity re-enactment in nazareth and church services later in bethlehem. those are some of our top stories on this thursday and it is christmas eve, december 24th. ories on this thursday and it is christmas eve, december 24 >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> well, merry christmas. partner. >> merry christmas to you. >> hope you finished all your christmas shopping. >> completely done, i've got to wrap them all. clearly you got completely wrapped there in christmas. >> i wrapped up in your wrapping paper. figured you didn't need any. >> like a hot red. >> i'll take that as a compliment. not so hot down south. violent weather, the images remarkable. some people not having a merry christmas down there. tremendous. striking parts of the south. at least seven people dead. >> not the sort of story we want christmas eve and christmas, as well. at least seven people are dead but at least 21 tornadoes raked across three southern states. including this monster. look at that. this is in the town of holly

in jerusalem but bethlehem and nazareth. this would be a great interest. >> we have to separate between national rights and religious rights. theave a conflict with palestinians. thehink that jerusalem is capital. this is something that we have palestinians. the there were different stages in negotiated such a solution. on the religious side, i think that we have to stick to the not goingthat we are mix religious rights with national rights. it's interesting in our area of world, in our democracy, we andt separate religion state. even though we don't separate it, we can when it comes to rights, we can do the separation. can help us getting solution. such solutions when it comes to sides, we religious are already almost there because sepcre is controlled by christian. religion, as to long as everybody has a right to religion, we can find a solution. can go with deeper into this issue. the claim, for example, that change therying to status quo and so forth. again, this actually does encourage, i think, more sanctions environme

secondly, the status of a sacred sites, not only in jerusalem, not elsewhere like bethlehem, nazareth and so forth. so in other words, said we do have a number of -- i thought it would be of great interest, thank you. >> i think we are two separate between national rights and religious rights. we have a conflict with the palestinians. we think that jerusalem is the capital of israel because of our connections that were already mentioned with the city. and this is something you have to settle with the palestinians. and there were different stages in which we negotiated such as you such a solution. on the religious side i think that we have two state to the principle that we are not going to -- we have to stick to the principle that we're not going to make religious rights national rights. and it's interesting because in our area of the world, unlike in the west, our model of democracy we don't separate religion and state. but even though we don't separate religion and state, because of many cultural reasons we can when it comes to rights, we can do the separation and i think this can h

. >> here at notre dame, we want to be not just another harvard or oxford but a bethlehem, a nazarethieved so long and had so much trust in, just failed. i have to remind myself that people sin. people aren't good. i have to remind myself that. >> what do universities owe the future? we owe the future meaning. universities must nurture the ability to interpret, to make critical judgments, to dare to ask the biggest questions. what is good. what is just. >> i'll see someone who looks like him on the street, and i don't want to say that i'm afraid of him, but yeah, it's shocking. it was three years ago. and it's still right up here. >> your attention is what you have coming to florida state. character's what you have when you leave florida state. >> i know it was the right thing to do, come forward, but investigator angula is right when he said ewould be driven out of tallahassee. >>. ♪ ♪ >> my daughter was raped at university of california santa barbara a week and a half ago. after they were done with her, they just dumped her. and she got back in the hospital, she called the school an

seven floats took inspiration from the gospel and showed scenes from mary and joseph's journey from nazareth to bethlehem... the birth of jesus... the shepherds... and the three wise christmas characters like santa claus on his sleigh... a christmas tree and gifts. organisers say this year's parade will become an annual event in the lead - up to christmas... together with the lighting of a giant christmas tree in front of the nativity church... a local produce market... and folk concerts. 3 3 3 3 3 hoverboards are too hot to handle for some companies. we'll take a look... 3 "you're watching siouxland news at sunrise, with jacob heller and meteorologist cat taylor" 3 "first alert weather with meteorologist cat taylor" 3 <

secondly, the status of the sacred sites, not only jerusalem, but elsewhere -- nazareth and so forth. i thought it would be of great interest. reuven: you have to separate between religious rights and national rights. we have a conflict with the palestinians. we think that jerusalem is the capital of israel, because of the connections i already mentioned. this is something we have to settle with the palestinians. there were different stages in which we negotiated such a solution. on the religious side, i think that we have to stick to the principle that we are not going withx religious rights national rights. it's interesting, because in our area of the world, like in the west, we don't separate religion and state. but even that we don't separate religion and the state, because of many and historic and cultural regions, we can. i think this can help us in getting into the solution. such illusions -- such solutions, when it comes to control of religious sites, we are already almost there. the holy sepulcher is controlled the wailings and wall is controlled by jews. as long as everybody

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in the person of jesus of nazareth he came to be among us and suffer everything we suffered and offeres, but everything stops and comes back to one simple thing and makes us check in. there was a poll taken this year that 92% of people celebrate christmas but 81% of non christians in the u.s. celebrate christmas. it is a tradition that we all go back to. >> i think it is because with the we a christian or not the message of christmas is love. it is love of god towards us and us towards god but also love among each other. that is why i think pope francis was saying what a strategy -- tragedy there's so much strife, non christians are saying i want to be on the side of good, not the side of evil. >> when you are getting ready to deliver mass on christmas is one of the most important days as a priest that you are delivering mass, each year the message doesn't change but your approach to it does. >> also looking into the congregations and recognizing people who are not usually there. i love it and it is not the time to say where have the been but welcome home, welcome back and it is an ex