Secrets of the Bible

Tudor Parfitt is making the claim that he has found one of the Lost Tribes, a tribe of Black Jews living in Zimbabwe and South Africa called the Lemba, who can be traced back to the Jews of the Old Testament. If that weren’t incredible enough, he thinks that the Lemba may offer a crucial clue as to what happened to that most revered and precious of artefacts: the Lost Ark of the Covenant.

Countless people have scoured the globe trying to find the Holy Grail, the cup that Jesus used at the Last Supper, but all have come up empty handed. Now, one man believes he has found it. After researching for years, he believes he has discovered a link between the Grail and a mysterious order of knights who rose to prominence the same time as the original Grail stories. But is he right?

The Tower of Babel, the structure where God introduced language: did it ever exist? And if so, where? Its location has always been elusive, but David Rohl, an Egyptologist, has spent years researching the history behind the story. And he believes he has uncovered a biblical mix up that reveals the true location of this incredible tower, and may connect it to a great ancient civilisation.

Two scientists investigate the mystery of The Ten Plagues of Egypt. One is a medical doctor who becomes interested in the plagues after reading a letter in a medical journal. He discovers a deadly chain of cause and effect which shows that the account of the plagues is too medically accurate to be a myth. But another scientist thinks a volcanic eruption is behind the story. Who is right?

An archaeologist believes he’s found proof of the bloodiest episode in the Old Testament: the Battle of Jericho. The ancient site is still there today, but many archaeologists believe it was already derelict when the Bible says Joshua conquered Jericho. But some believe physical evidence excavated there proves that a thriving city was destroyed in 1400 BCE, making the Biblical account true.

This is the incredible story of the Jehoash Tablet, a controversial religious artifact that surfaced in Israel and started the fraud trial of the century. Featuring millionaires and scholars, spies and detectives, this episode follows the real life plot twists through the investigation and sensational trial to determine the tablet’s authenticity.

On the way to the Promised Land, Moses delivers the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai. Many scholars believe they fled South East, and that Mount Sinai is a mountain on the Sinai Peninsula. But there is one man who thinks otherwise. He traces a new Exodus route, through the Arabian desert and to Mount Bedr, an active volcano in the wilderness of Saudi Arabia.

Historian and author Adrian Gilbert believes he has proved that the legendary Stone of Jacob is real, and he wants to test the stone to confirm its origins. But no one will let him. Just when he is about to give up the British government announce they are going to give the stone back to the Scottish people, who want to confirm its provenance. This is the moment Adrian Gilbert has been waiting for.

The parting of the Red Sea is one of the greatest miracles of the Old Testament, but no one has yet proved where it happened. Now two investigators set out to solve the mystery. Using clues from the Bible itself they follow two very different paths, and arrive at two very different conclusions. But which of them is correct?

The gruesome story of Sodom is one of the Old Testament’s most terrifying episodes. God destroys the city in a hail of fire and brimstone, wiping it from existence. Now, one man believes he has found it. Following clues in the bible, he is lead to the plains of Jordan, where he unearths the incredible ruins of a huge uncharted city, seemingly destroyed in a fiery apocalypse four millennia ago.

The staff of Moses created astonishing miracles in the Bible. But the story of what happened to the staff next may be even better. The man who is hunting for it finds what he thinks is Moses’s grave in Petra, then tracks the staff through a brush with the depths of the Atlantic, in the possession of a survivor of the Titanic. Has he found the staff that performed wonders and parted the Red Sea?

The Turin Shroud has a controversial history. To many it is nothing more than a medieval fake, yet others strongly believe it is the burial cloth of Christ. Now an Italian professor believes he has conducted a more accurate series of tests and is ready to announce his findings.

The Great Flood is the most apocalyptic story in the Old Testament, but no concrete evidence of it has ever been found. Now two oceanographers set out to solve the mystery. They discover that the Black Sea was once a much smaller lake, and believe that an advanced civilisation living on the banks of the lake were forced to flee. But can they find evidence on the sea floor to prove their case?