Mysteries of the Bible

King David: Poet Warrior

Extraordinary new discoveries indicate that King David - poet, warrior, and slayer of the giant named Goliath - was not

Abraham: One Man, One God

The story of Abraham's unwavering faith has made him one of the Bible's most revered figures. His covenant with God led

Apocalypse: The Puzzle of Revelation

The book's fiery passages are filled with cryptic numbers, strange beasts, and a final showdown between good and evil th

Archenemy: The Philistines

Today, the word "philistine" is synonymous with the ignorant and the uncouth. Yet according to the Bible, the Philistine

Queen Esther: Far Away and Long Ago

She gave birth to the yearly festival of Purim, the Jewish celebration marked by revelry and charity. But how did a woma

Prophets: Soul Catchers

Their stories resound through history - the ecstatic voice of Elijah, the apocalyptic messages of Ezekiel and Daniel, th

The Execution of Jesus

Delve deep into the origins and enigmas of the scriptures with this groundbreaking program from the acclaimed MYSTERIES

Joseph: Master of Dreams

As the story goes, the prophetic Joseph is sold into slavery by his brothers, and later rewarded with great political po

Herod the Great

The man we know as King Herod the Great is mentioned only briefly in the Bible, leaving the details of his life and char

The Bible's Greatest Secrets

In the Holy Land today, dozens of specialized archaeologists and their teams sift through the sands of history to unlock

The Last Revolt

Six hundred years after the construction of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, this was the scene of an unlikely battle for f

Angels and Devils

Life and Death of the Holy Temple

Atop a mountain in Canaan, Abraham laid his son down at God's command; David brought the Ark of the Covenant; then Solom

Who Wrote the Bible?: Part 1

Who Wrote the Bible?: Part 2

Heaven and Hell

From the beginning of recorded history, people all over the world have believed in an afterlife. What does the Bible its

The Lost Years of Jesus

Incredibly, the Bible says almost nothing about Jesus from the time of His birth until nearly thirty years later. These

Job: The Devil's Test

It is thousands of years ago that the Book of Job, a story of a decent man who suffers horrendous misfortunes, is writte

Jacob's Ladder

Jacob's vision of a magnificent stairway to heaven has both fascinated and perplexed people of all religions for centuri

Biblical Angels

While the work of angels has long stirred popular imagination, the details of their holy purpose are clouded by wonder a

The Last Supper

Few moments in the Bible hold more significance than Jesus' last supper in Jerusalem. Still, modern scholars continue to

Love and Sex in the Hebrew Bible

On the sixth day of Creation, God pronounced the sexual union between husband and wife "very good". The Hebrew Bible is

Cain and Abel: A Murder Mystery

Their story is one of the most chilling in the Bible: a tale of cold-blooded murder between the world's first brothers.

The Story of Creation

An intriguing search for the fabled Garden of Eden and the forbidden Tree of Knowledge. Can the account of the Creation,

Paul the Apostle

With the exception of Jesus of Nazareth, Saint Paul is the single most important figure in the history of Christianity,

King Solomon

According to the Hebrew Bible, Solomon was one of the mightiest kings to rule ancient Israel, gifted with unnatural powe

Mary of Nazareth

The Ten Commandments

Millenia past, in the searing heat of the Sinai Desert, a rag-tag band of survivors of history's first recorded slave re

Messiahs

In the ancient world, many were embraced as the Messiah. Why is a simple peasant from Galilee, who never publicly claims

Old Testament Heroines

Sarah, the great matriarch...Esther, the queen...Deborah, the military commander...Ruth, the despised foreigner...Miriam

Judas: The Ultimate Betrayal

His name is so synonymous with evil that according to German law it cannot be given to a new born child. Judas Iscariot,

Maccabees: Revolution and Redemption

Every December in households all over the world people of the Jewish faith gather to celebrate the joyous holiday of Cha

John the Baptist

He was called John the Baptist and he preached in the wilderness in the time of Jesus. All four gospels of the New Testa

Magic and Miracles in the Old Testament

In book after book of the Hebrew Bible, it is through miracles that God makes himself known to His chosen people. Are th

Samson and Delilah

Explores the theory that the Philistines kept Samson, not as a laborer, but as a sex slave in order to breed a race of g