Product Details

• Actors: William Devane, Jesse Bennett, Wayne Brennan, Douglas Caputo, James Cash
• Directors: Henning Schellerup
• Writers: Brian Russell, Charles E. Sellier Jr.
• Producers: Allan C. Pedersen
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Direct Video
• DVD Release Date: November 10, 1998
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305239282
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #183,650 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover
The Holy Bible: fact or fiction? Between the covers of the Bible simmer history's most spectacular claims...but are they true? Myth or reality? Fact or fable? Now you'll be sure.

Walk with biblical scholars -- and skeptics -- through the Bible's most challenging mysteries. It's all here: expert testimony; vivid, dramatic re-creations of events in the Bible; conclusive scientific experiments that put Bible claims to the test; and, compelling new evidence that the Bible is, indeed, factual and trustworthy!

Examine Ancient Secrets of the Bible. Then, decide for yourself. Adapted from award-winning television specials, the Ancient Secrets Collector's Series is ideal for church and home viewing.

Ark of the Covenant - Lost or Hidden Away?

An ancient wooden chest covered with beaten gold...a Hollywood prop or historical fact? Could the elaborate metalwork described in the Bible actually be completed by a tribe of refugees shuffling through the Sinai Desert? And if the ark did exist, where is it now? A group of rabbis claim they found it in a 1981 excavation...but when will they ease open the lid? And what waits inside?

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well done insight to Biblical study!, December 23, 2004

By	R. S. Escalante "Fresca" (Virginia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Ancient Secrets of the Bible - Boxed Set (DVD)

I find the "Ancient Secrets of the Bible" a very helpful tool in providing a very reasonable scientific expalanation to some of the stories in Scripture. My students ranging from 3rd grade to university level have been able to follow the contents of the program without difficulty. I do hope the company will continue to produce more of this kind of videos. I am a Catholic priest and a university campus ministry chaplain. I highly recommend this set to anyone studying Scripture at any educational level. It provides a good response to those seeking to reconcile both faith and reason. And for those who already believe in the Bible, it provides an added affirmation to one's faith.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great for sunday school!, July 24, 2004

By	E. C. "average joe" (Minneapolis) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ancient Secrets of the Bible - Boxed Set (DVD)

This was a pretty fun and entertaining series. It was great to see many stories from the bible re-enacted and, like the Veggie Tales series, provided once again a reminder of the many bible's passages. Every now and again when one wants to watch something other than cable/broadcast TV it's great to flip on.

However, if one is looking for unbiased viewpoints and for an actual academic bible study, the series title is very misleading. When the main endorsement on the box is from the campus crusades for christ international versus a professor of a theological seminary, you realize the series is for entertainment and "spiritual" purposes and not for any actual theological or academic purpose. Even my friends who are ministers saw the series more as entertaining propoganda than revealing any actual historical or scientific secrets, but hey, I thought that all in all a pretty good effort. I would have given it more stars except for that the title of the series didn't really match the real intent of it.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and Intriguing, March 6, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Ancient Secrets of the Bible - Boxed Set (DVD)

This box set of 5 dvds actually contains 10 episodes, all about how modern science backs up the Bible. The series also visits counterviews to provide balanced arguments. You'll have your faith strengthened by this intriguing look at the ancient secrets of the Bible.