The Dead Sea Scrolls

First of the biblical episodes is a most serious-minded account of how a Bedouin shepherd boy in the 1940's discovered buried in the desert a most ancient-looking set of parchments that turned out to be the fabled Dead Sea Scrolls, which ignited a firestorm of interest and speculation among the faithful and organized religion. Episode creates an effective atmosphere of the arid and faraway desert peoples and culture that are present, who play such a key role in how the story unfolded. Viewer interest of course will depend partly on one's own faith and belief in such matters, but the cultural and historic significance of this find is of course important.

In Search Of... "The Dead Sea Scrolls" (1978)

This here is a rather interesting episode that takes a look at some scrolls that were found and unlocked a big mystery to the past. It is believed that a Jewish community saw that their lives were in danger so they relocated to a new location where they started a new colony. Not much was known until thousands of years later when these scrolls were found. This was a pretty entertaining episode and especially how mysterious these settlers were for so long. Learing how the scrolls were found and seeing the race for treasures that it caused was also quite interesting.

Episode: B+