Banned From the Bible on Now - History Channel

[Veritas_et_Aequitas]

It's an interesting documentary about various Judeo-Christian religious texts that didn't get included in the Bible. It's a good show that examines just how the Bible developed and the cultural/historical trends surrounding those writings.

[Radical Activist]

1. that makes me wish i had cable

something i don't often wish.

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. I keep meaning to watch that

[dtotire]

10. Here Is A Link to the complete Documentary

Worthwhile watching broken up into 13 chapters


The entire documentary is here:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bible/program.html

[WePurrsevere]

3. FWIW I think I found Part 1 and 2 online...

I've just started to watch. :)

Part 1 (44+ minutes long):
http://www.watchepisodestream.com/Banned%20From%20the%20Bible/veoh-v566915C9yTGeWS/

Part 2 (45+ minutes long):
http://www.watchepisodestream.com/Banned%20from%20the%20Bible:%20pt%202/veoh-v6880543kxQG7yB/

I think they also may be on YouTube divided into smaller segments.

[charlie]

5. And for those who prefer YouTube

A playlist that'll play the 12 episodes back to back:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EPOsTVjWlE&feature=PlayList&p=FF7C808A35D2C56B&index=0&playnext=1

[WePurrsevere]

6. I actually prefer YouTube... Thank you for the link.

These shorter (7+ min) episodes will be easier for those who need to watch bandwidth since they can divide it over a longer time. :)

[baldguy]

4. The Word Of God was decided by committee.

[dmallind]

7. and edited and changed for hundreds of years

before that committee even sat. Fun stuff.

[baldguy]

8. Heaven knows, God is in desperate need of editor.

[AccessGranted]

9. Excellent Documentary .....Thank You.

I watched it. It filled in a lot of gaps in the bible. I've always said that it was obviously not a complete work. It was quite interesting the way they picked and chose what went in and was cannonized. Very enlightening. The bible to me is simply a "good" book with continuity issues and gaps that embellished on supernaturalized real people and made them seem larger than life to use as examples. The part about Thekla (if that's how you spell it)was interesting nd how her behavior ignited a feminist movement. Cool stuff.