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NOVA: The Bible's Buried Secrets I
November 6, 2008
Gary Glassman writer, producer, director, Providence Pictures
Tristan Barako senior researcher, Providence Pictures
Joan Branham assoc professor, art history, Providence College
Lawrence E. Stager professor, archaeology of Israel, Harvard
Shaye J.D. Cohen professor, Hebrew lit. and philosophy, Harvard

Panelists discuss the historic, scientific and theological mysteries brought up in The Bible's Buried Secrets, NOVA's landmark two-hour special.

The Bible's Buried Secrets takes viewers on a fascinating scientific journey that began 3,000 years ago and continues to this day. The film presents the latest archeological scholarship from the Holy Land to explore the beginnings of modern religion and the origins of the Hebrew Bible, or the Old Testament. This archeological detective story tackles some of the biggest questions in biblical studies. Where did the ancient Israelites come from? Who wrote the Bible, when, and why? How did the worship of one god - the foundation of modern Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - emerge? A powerful intersection of science, scholarship, and scripture, The Bible's Buried Secrets provides unique insight into the deeper meaning of these biblical texts and their continuing resonance through the centuries.

The Bible's Buried Secrets can be streamed here, on the NOVA website.

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