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Season 35, Episode 16 The Bible's Buried Secrets

First Aired: November 18, 2008

A fascinating exploration of early Judaism and the Old Testament that relies on archaeological evidence and literary research to shed light on the origins of monotheism and the ancient Israelites, including who they were and where they came from. Interviews with biblical archaeologists and scholars, digital-animation sequences and reenactments accent the documentary, as do the featured finds, including an early carving of the Hebrew alphabet and evidence that the "House of David" existed.

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Liev Schreiber
Stockard Channing

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  • Premiered: March 3, 1974
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  • Premise: PBS's premier science-documentary series, which has won six Peabody Awards and more than 20 Emmys (four in 2002 alone) since its 1974 debut. `Nova' clearly, and often engagingly, `demystifies' a vast range of science, technology and history topics---past a… (more)

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