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Episode list

The Naked Archaeologist
Moses vs. Akhenaten
Sun, Mar 21, 2010
  • S3.E1
  • Moses vs. Akhenaten
The Bible says that Moses was the first person to bring the idea of Monotheism - the worship of one God and one God only - to the ancients. But Sigmund Freud has a different idea. The famous psychoanalyst wrote a book crediting a little known Pharaoh named Akhenaten with the idea. He says Moses heard about it from Akhenaten, not directly from God.
8 /10
The Bath That Changed History
Sun, Apr 04, 2010
  • S3.E4
  • The Bath That Changed History
When David saw Bathsheba bathing, he was in love. They were married and history was changed. What are the impacts of the most important bath in history?
7.1 /10
Queen Esther & Purim
Sun, Jun 13, 2010
  • S3.E11
  • Queen Esther & Purim
The Book of Esther tells us that a 5th Century bad guy named Haman wanted to kill all the Jews in Persia. He relied on a game of chance to select the day. But which game of chance was it? The Naked Archaeologist goes on a hunt to uncover archaeological clues that will unravel this ancient mystery.
7 /10
Moses vs. Akhenaten

S3.E1 ∙ Moses vs. Akhenaten

Sun, Mar 21, 2010
The Bible says that Moses was the first person to bring the idea of Monotheism - the worship of one God and one God only - to the ancients. But Sigmund Freud has a different idea. The famous psychoanalyst wrote a book crediting a little known Pharaoh named Akhenaten with the idea. He says Moses heard about it from Akhenaten, not directly from God.
8 /10
Ancient Glass

S3.E2 ∙ Ancient Glass

Sun, Mar 21, 2010
A giant slab of glass is discovered in the middle of an ancient cemetery where important Rabbis are buried. What's it doing there?
6.6 /10
The Bath That Changed History

S3.E4 ∙ The Bath That Changed History

Sun, Apr 04, 2010
When David saw Bathsheba bathing, he was in love. They were married and history was changed. What are the impacts of the most important bath in history?
7.1 /10
Gone Fishing

S3.E7 ∙ Gone Fishing

Mon, May 03, 2010
The Gospels tell us Jesus was a 'tekton' or a builder but there's not a single stone mason or carpenter among his disciples. Why were fishermen so important to Jesus' ministry and why did he choose to spread his word among the fishing culture of the Sea of Galilee?
6.6 /10
Naked Letters

S3.E8 ∙ Naked Letters

Thu, Jul 22, 2010
Simcha answers letters sent in to The Naked Archaeologist. Viewers' questions take him from Israel to Egypt to Istanbul, as he investigates ancient sports, Biblical sex quandaries, and we learn fascinating things about our forbearers, everything from their fashion sense to where their bones ended up.
6.8 /10
Queen Esther & Purim

S3.E11 ∙ Queen Esther & Purim

Sun, Jun 13, 2010
The Book of Esther tells us that a 5th Century bad guy named Haman wanted to kill all the Jews in Persia. He relied on a game of chance to select the day. But which game of chance was it? The Naked Archaeologist goes on a hunt to uncover archaeological clues that will unravel this ancient mystery.
7 /10
Apostles & Spies: Part 1

S3.E12 ∙ Apostles & Spies: Part 1

Mon, Nov 22, 2010
Simcha follows a spy checklist to see if St. Paul was a secret agent, working for the Romans to infiltrate the Jesus movement. Paul hits every item on the list, and archeology shows that James, the brother of Jesus, may have gotten short shrift in the Gospels, thanks to Paul's espionage tricks.
6.5 /10
Apostles & Spies: Part 2

S3.E13 ∙ Apostles & Spies: Part 2

Tue, Nov 23, 2010
A letter addressed to a royal found in the Dead Sea Scrolls sheds light on an apparent rift between the message of St. Paul and the message of James, brother of Jesus. The Scrolls letter leads Simcha to a stunning archeological site in Jerusalem, where walls of what appears to be a royal palace points to an early convert to a version of Christianity that is all James, not Paul's.
6.9 /10
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