NOVA is showing a new episode tonight, The Bible’s Buried Secrets. It doesn’t sound like the usual laudatory tripe we get on the cable documentary shows — in fact, it sounds downright skeptical:
A visually stunning two-hour special edition of “Nova” examines decades of archaeological studies that contradict much of what is in the Bible. The entire Exodus story is debunked, as is the idea that the Israelites were monotheistic following the contract made between God and Abraham. It turns out idol worship was common through the reign of King David and right up to the Babylonian exile.
I have to miss it, I’m afraid, since it’s another travel night and day and day and day for me. Let me know how it turns out, ‘k?