NOVA again hits it out of the ballpark with an outstanding exploration of how archeology can help sift through the ancient history of the Hebrew Scriptures, aka the Old Testament, and Hebrew/Jewish tradition. Several of the conclusions are quite startling in which both archeology and tradition corroborate each other in some instances and contradict each other in several unexpected circumstances. The documentary presents time lines to show where the Bible references particular events and periods and where the archaeological evidence places those same events and periods. Simultaneously, it is also a kind of treasure hunt for the origins of the Bible. It sets out to answer the questions of who wrote and who re-wrote the Old Testament, and when was it written. And how did the idea of monotheism, the worship of one God, originate.

Religious scholars examine why some stories were banned from the accepted version of the Bible. The controversial Testament of Solomon embraced many of these tales, so why were they rejected

National Geographic - Riddles of the Bible - Season 2 [1 DVD (AVI)]
Today, biblical archaeologists and religious scholars rub shoulders with geologists, forensic astronomers, paleoentomologists, meteorologists, biologists, physicists, seismologists, and volcanologists. Theyre all scouring the globe for the most elusive and controversial goal in biblical research: to find out whether or not the stories of the Bible are based on real events.