Biblical scholars Helen Bond and Joan Taylor set out to test a claim the Gospels barely spell out: that women were not just present at the edges of Jesus's ministry but active, funded participants in it. The film follows their research through New Testament texts, apocryphal writings, and archaeological sites in Israel, weighing evidence for figures like Mary Magdalene and Joanna, wife of Herod's steward, against centuries of tradition that pushed them to the margins. Interviews with theologians and historians examine how early Christian writers described women traveling with Jesus, supporting the movement financially, and witnessing the crucifixion and resurrection when most male disciples had fled. Bond and Taylor also trace how later church politics shaped which women's stories survived in scripture and which were suppressed or rewritten. The result is a close reading of familiar texts that treats the women around Jesus as central actors rather than background figures, built on manuscript evidence and location filming rather than speculation.