60 min

S1 · E1 · Feb 15, 2004

Who Killed Jesus? Episode 1

No trial or execution in history has had such a momentous outcome as that of Jesus in Roman occupied Jerusalem, 2000 years ago. But was it an execution or a judicial murder; and who was responsible? The Bible Mysteries programme focused on three suspects, Caiaphas, the Jewish High Priest; Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor; and, most surprisingly of all, Jesus himself.

60 min

S1 · E2 · Feb 15, 2004

Joshua and the Battle of Jericho Episode 2

Joshua and the walls of Jericho is one of the most violent stories of the Bible. An army of nomads emerges from the desert and destroys a heavily fortified city... not by force, but by faith. The story of how Joshua destroyed Jericho using only trumpets is one of the Bible's most memorable, and most dramatic.

60 min

S1 · E3 · Feb 22, 2004

Joseph and his Multi-coloured Coat Episode 3

The story of Joseph is one of the best known tales in the Bible. The events of Joseph's life are also found in the Torah and the Qur'an. Today it is perhaps most associated with the West End and Sunday school. Written down by scribes about 1000 years after the events supposedly took place, it is often thought that the story may have some historical tradition, but with a healthy portion of dramatic license. Egyptologists, however, have uncovered some intriguing evidence.

60 min

S1 · E4 · Mar 7, 2004

The Real Mary Magdalene Episode 4

Mary Magdalene's story is intimately linked with Jesus. She plays a starring role in one of the most powerful and important scenes in the Gospels. When Jesus is crucified by the Romans, Mary Magdalene was there supporting him in his final terrifying moments and mourning his death. She also discovers the empty tomb, and she's a witness to the resurrection. She was there at the beginning of a movement that was going to transform the West. But the Mary Magdalene that lives in our memories is quite different. In art, she's often semi-naked, or an isolated hermit repenting for her sins in the wilderness: an outcast.

7.1 · You

60 min

S1 · E5 · Mar 7, 2004

David and Goliath Episode 5

The legendary battle between the over-grown Philistine warrior Goliath and the humble shepherd boy David is an archetype which has resonance well beyond the Old Testament account. Whenever a lower division football club thwarts a premier squad in a giant-slaying encounter it is celebrated as a 'David and Goliath' event. The defiant courage of the underdog appeals to our deep-seated emotional need to witness the powerless turning the tables, for once, on the powerful.

60 min

S1 · E6 · Mar 14, 2004

Herod and the Bethlehem Massacre Episode 6

The Romans appointed King Herod as King of Judea in 37 BC. Historians agree that, in many respects Herod had a hugely successful reign. King Herod an ethnically Arab but practicing Jew increased the land he governed from Palestine to parts of modern Jordan, Lebanon and Syria constructing fortresses, aqueducts and amphitheatres and earned him the title 'Herodes Magnus', Herod the Great.

7.0 · You

60 min

S1 · E7 · Apr 4, 2004

The Disciples Episode 7

Nobody knows for sure just how long Jesus' ministry, teaching and travelling throughout Israel, lasted. Some say three years others as little as one. That Christianity grew, after such a brief inception, into the world religion we know to today is testimony to the power of the message Jesus preached. But it is also due to a much simpler and often over-looked fact. He had more than a little help from his friends.

60 min

S1 · E8 · Apr 25, 2004

The Revelation: The End of the World? Episode 8

The Book of Revelation, the last book of the Bible, has fascinated and puzzled Christians for centuries. With its vivid imagery of disaster and suffering - the Battle of Armageddon, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the hideous Beast whose number is 666 - many have seen it as a map to the end of the world. Some say it predicts global warming, AIDS and even the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. But Biblical scholars, having studied the text and the social and political history of the time, have a different interpretation.

6.9 · You

60 min

S1 · E9 · Apr 25, 2004

Peter the Rock Episode 9

Peter is remembered by Christians as a saint; the fisherman who became the right-hand-man of Jesus himself, the leader of the early church and a Father of the faith. But how much of his fascinating story is true? How much do we know about the real Peter?

Bible Mysteries

Season 1

Who Killed Jesus? Episode 1

Joshua and the Battle of Jericho Episode 2

Joseph and his Multi-coloured Coat Episode 3

The Real Mary Magdalene Episode 4

David and Goliath Episode 5

Herod and the Bethlehem Massacre Episode 6

The Disciples Episode 7

The Revelation: The End of the World? Episode 8

Peter the Rock Episode 9

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Bible Mysteries

Season 1

Who Killed Jesus? Episode 1

Joshua and the Battle of Jericho Episode 2

Joseph and his Multi-coloured Coat Episode 3

The Real Mary Magdalene Episode 4

David and Goliath Episode 5

Herod and the Bethlehem Massacre Episode 6

The Disciples Episode 7

The Revelation: The End of the World? Episode 8

Peter the Rock Episode 9

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