|
|
|
|
dimossi
Skeptic Friend
USA
141 Posts |
 Posted - 12/17/2001 : 14:50:12
|
FYI:
Digging for the Truth: Archaeology and the Bible
On tonight (Monday, Dec. 17th at 9 PM EST) on the History Channel.
-----------
Summary:
The rush to excavate important historic sites from the ancient world took an interesting turn in the late 1800's, when a new brand of adventurer took to the field. With a shovel in one hand and a Bible in the other, Biblical Archeologists set out to dig up the truth about scriptural events. They may have uncovered more than they bargained for.
DIGGING FOR TRUTH takes a hard look at this difficult and controversial archeological discipline. Authors like Philip Davies (In Search of Ancient Israel) and Israel Finklestein (The Bible Unearthed) discuss the most important discoveries and how they have sparked spirited--and spiritual--debates among theologians, archeologists and historians. The stakes can be high, and the potential impact reaches far beyond the cloistered world of academia, potentially threatening the foundations of ancient religions and even affecting the political climate in one f the world's least stable areas.
--------
Come back to this thread and discuss.
"Life is but a momentary glimpse of the wonder of this astonishing universe, and it is sad to see so many dreaming it away on spiritual fantasy." [Carl Sagan]
|
|
|
James
SFN Regular
USA
754 Posts |
Posted - 12/17/2001 : 20:22:03 [Permalink]
|
Does anybody know if this is gonna be repeated later this week? I am not gonna have a chance to watch tonight.
"Necessity may be the mother of invention, but laziness is usually the father." -Bailey's First Law |
 |
|
|
Donnie B.
Skeptic Friend
417 Posts |
Posted - 12/18/2001 : 08:07:41 [Permalink]
|
If history is any guide (pun intended), it will be repeated many times over the coming weeks. I hope to catch it later too.
-- Donnie B.
Brian: "No, no! You have to think for yourselves!" Crowd: "Yes! We have to think for ourselves!" |
|
|
|
dimossi
Skeptic Friend
USA
141 Posts |
Posted - 12/18/2001 : 09:07:08 [Permalink]
|
It looks like there will be a future airing on Dec. 23rd at 6 PM EST. Also it looks like this whole week is "Mysteries of the Bible" week. Check out the stations site:
http://www.historychannel.com/
"Life is but a momentary glimpse of the wonder of this astonishing universe, and it is sad to see so many dreaming it away on spiritual fantasy." [Carl Sagan] |
|
|
|
James
SFN Regular
USA
754 Posts |
Posted - 12/18/2001 : 22:24:41 [Permalink]
|
quote:
It looks like there will be a future airing on Dec. 23rd at 6 PM EST. Also it looks like this whole week is "Mysteries of the Bible" week.
Prime. 
quote:
Check out the stations site:
http://www.historychannel.com/
Thanks, Dimossi.
"Necessity may be the mother of invention, but laziness is usually the father." -Bailey's First Law |
|
|
|
@tomic
Administrator
USA
4607 Posts |
Posted - 12/19/2001 : 00:50:59 [Permalink]
|
I saw and actually liked this show. It was very interesting expecially at the end when they got into archaeology being used as a propaganda tool.
@tomic
Gravity, not just a good idea...it's the law! |
|
|
|
 |
|
Topic Locked
