At the time of Jesus, Cynic philosophers walked around Galilee with a staff and a knapsack with their modest belongings, teaching the humble life and mocking elite society.

Some historians suggest that the itinerate, culture-crashing Jesus emulated the Cynic sages, but Jesus and his disciples were not out to simply mock wealthy hypocrites or score philosophical points. The Jesus mission intended to actually make life better for the poor by healing them and teaching them to share their meals with hungry strangers.

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Judas, the great villain of Christian religious history, wants an appeal hearing.

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Poor Mary Magdalene, turned into a prostitute by Pope Gregory, blamed for the excesses of French aristocrats by Nazi henchmen, and dragged into the plot of a popular thriller.

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