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Finding Jesus: Faith, Fact, Forgery - Episode Guide

Season 1

The Shroud of Turin

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Mar 1, 2015

The Shroud of Turin

Exploring the possibility of a linen cloth bearing the image of a crucified man being the same shroud that Jesus was wrapped in.

John the Baptist

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Mar 8, 2015

John the Baptist

An uncovered finger bone is believed to have belonged to John the Baptist, raising a barrage of questions about the man himself.

The Gospel of Judas

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Mar 15, 2015

The Gospel of Judas

Egyptian burial cave contains an ancient codex that may solve the riddle of Judas' infamous betrayal of Jesus.

Secret Brother of Jesus

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Mar 22, 2015

Secret Brother of Jesus

The world was captivated by the biggest archaeological discovery ever made relating to Jesus: a 2,000-year-old ossuary -- or bone or burial box -- bearing the tantalizing inscription in Aramaic: "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus."

The True Cross

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Mar 29, 2015

The True Cross

Investigating whether pieces of the cross Jesus died on still exist today.

Mary Magdalene

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Apr 5, 2015

Mary Magdalene

Mary's relationship with Jesus can possibly be best explained by ancient texts that were preserved by the sands of time in Egypt.

Season 2

The Pilate Stone

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Mar 5, 2017

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The archaeological investigation zeroes in on crucial artifacts that connect to Pontius Pilate -- the inscription on the Stone that proves his existence, as well as the recent discovery of Herod the Great's Jerusalem Palace.

Raising Lazarus

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Mar 12, 2017

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Investigating the Orthodox tradition connecting Lazarus and his relics with the Mediterranean island of Cyprus; it explains the raising of a man four days dead and goes on to explore the consequences.

The Childhood Home of Jesus

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Mar 19, 2017

The Childhood Home of Jesus

Unpacking the archaeology of the first-century house believed to be the childhood home of Jesus; exploring the known facts about Jesus' early life and depicting his formative relationship with his mother, Mary.

The Tomb of King Herod

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Mar 26, 2017

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Exploring the Tomb of King Herod, a huge news story when it was unearthed by Israeli archaeologist Ehud Netzer in 2007, and examining if it really belongs to the king.

The Bones of St Peter

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Apr 2, 2017

The Bones of St Peter

The history of St. Peter's relics, including those rediscovered under St. Peter's Basilica in the 1940's.

Doubting Thomas

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Apr 9, 2017

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An examination of Thomas' story outside the New Testament, in particular the Christian traditions connecting him with India. Doubting Thomas got his name after refusing to believe that Jesus had appeared to the other apostles following his crucifixion. Only after Jesus came to him and let Thomas touch his wounds did his faith return. After the resurrection of Christ, Thomas pretty much disappears from the New Testament but some recent archeological evidence might give us a clue as to where Thomas went.

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