Special Advance Preview of NOVA's landmark film:
The Bible's Buried Secrets

Panel discussion with the film's producers and archeological and biblical scholars

Panelists:

Paula Apsell - Senior Executive Producer, NOVA
Gary Glassman - Writer, Producer, Director, Providence Pictures
Tristan Barako - Senior Researcher, Providence Pictures
William G. Dever - Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern Archaeology and Anthropology at
the University of Arizona
Ron E. Tappy - Professor of Bible and Archaeology, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

The Bible's Buried Secrets is an exploration of the Hebrew Bible, or Old Testament, from the perspective of biblical archeology and scholarship. The film presents the latest archeological scholarship from the Holy Land and explores some of the biggest questions in biblical studies: Where did the ancient Israelites come from? Who wrote the Bible, when, and why? How did the worship of one God—the foundation of modern Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—emerge? A powerful intersection of science, scholarship, and scripture, The Bible's Buried Secrets provides unique insight into the deeper meaning of these biblical texts and their continuing resonance through the centuries.

The Bible's Buried Secrets premieres November 18 at 8pm on
Don't miss this FREE preview (a chance to see clips from the film) and panel discussion at the Oriental Institute, University of Chicago on Saturday, November 15!

FREE - pre-registration not required (first-come, first-served). For more information on this event call 773-702-9507 or visit oi.uchicago.edu

About NOVA

Now in its 35th year of broadcasting, NOVA is television's most-watched ongoing primetime science series, reaching an average of five million viewers weekly. The series remains committed to producing in-depth science programming in the form of hour-long (and occasionally longer) documentaries, from the latest breakthroughs in technology to the deepest mysteries of the natural world. NOVA airs Tuesdays at 8pm ET/PT on WGBH and most PBS stations. It is produced for PBS by the WGBH Science Unit at WGBH Boston. The Director of the WGBH Science Unit and Senior Executive Producer of NOVA is Paula S. Apsell.

Funding for NOVA is provided by ExxonMobil, David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers.

Major funding for The Bible's Buried Secrets is provided by The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund, and the Righteous Persons Foundation. Additional funding for this program is provided by The Skirball Foundation and The Solow Art and Architecture Foundation.

NOVA is closed-captioned for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers and described for people who are blind or visually impaired by the Media Access Group at WGBH. The descriptive narration is available on the SAP channel or stereo TV and VCRs. To order NOVA direct from WGBH Boston Video, visit shop.wgbh.org or call 800.949.8670.