Ancient Secrets of the Bible

- Season 1

(2007)

An ancient wooden chest covered with beaten gold: Ancient myth or historical fact? Could the elaborate metalwork described in the Bible actually be completed by a tribe of refugees trundling through the desert? If the ark did exist, where is it now? A group of rabbis claim they found it in a 1981 excavation. A sect in Ethiopia says they have had it for centuries. If it does exist what is inside?

The triumph of David over Goliath - any unlikely victory celebrated as a sign of God's strength... but did it really happen? Is it fact or legend? Was there a giant named Goliath and a real David? Did they in fact duel to the death? Could a shepherd's sling and small stone plucked from a brook kill such a mighty warrior? A surprised demonstration will amaze you.

Explore evidence surrounding the fiery furnace in the Book of Daniel. Did the furnace truly exist?

He's one of the Bible's most colorful characters. Proud, impulsive, vengeful...but was he real? Could one man topple an entire Philistine temple? Kill a thousand enemies with the jawbone of a donkey? Could such a hero allow himself to be betrayed by Delilah? It depends. New architectural discoveries add a surprising twist to Samson's story.

Explore the story of Sodom and Gomorrah.

The fate of the Walls of Jericho.

The true nature of the Tower of Babel is explored.