Bible's Buried Secrets

Francesca S. makes some pretty wild interpretations of the Bible in this short series. The downfall being that in such a short time it's impossible to provide enough background material in order to fully explain and support the claims she makes. She does talk to different people about their views and interpretations and provides some data to substantiate her ideas. I give her major props for throwing out her beliefs being that there are so radical.

Possibly the only objective historical work on the Bible many religious people will have come across before and some of it is a tough pill to swallow for them.

It feels like an undergraduate rant created after a few "intro to archeology" and "old testament literature" classes. There are a lot of sensational fundamentalist 'documentaries' about Biblical history on TV these days. This is the other side of that coin. There is a lot of power, positive energy (i.e. faith, hope, love) to be gleaned from deep ongoing study of sacred scripture (not just the Bible). This show's shallow dismissal of the primary sacred text of monotheistic thought based on partial information and a great deal of confusion between their own naive understanding and profound spiritual wisdom was a huge waste of my time to watch. If you're interested in learning, go find a real class or book that takes the time to flesh out the depth and nuances of monotheistic spirituality and explores how these theologies actually evolved over the course of several millennia. Such an investment will grow your own moral and spiritual understanding. This documentary on the other hand....empty calories!

I'm sorry but this has to be one of the most biased TV series I've ever seen....maybe on par with ancient aliens. The narrator clearly has a view of the bible, that is shaped by her personal religion and there is no attempt to cover up her and the production team's bias. Might as well be a propaganda film

I give it 3 stars because the production value is great and the host is very charismatic. In terms of the content, whatever facts she presents are overshadowed by her complete disregard for and almost mechanical dismissal of evidence that contracts her claims. She makes countless hyperbolic statements with little support, and consistently demonstrates a poor understanding or ignorance of Jewish and Christian theologies. She tries to present herself as an unbiased scholar, and then proceeds to blame all of the pitfalls of Western society on monotheism and the Biblical narrative, apparently ignoring all historical context. There are also unnecessary political aspects to her arguments that, in my opinion, only dig the hole deeper for her arguments. Honestly, my main takeaway from this series is that Biblical minimalists are as concerned with evidence and logic as are Creationists.