JIM'S LITTLE BLOG

THIS MONTH ON WALKING THE BIBLE
(PBS. This is accurate for the Houston local PBS station Ch. 8.)

Wednesday, January 04, 2006
7:00 PM
Walking the Bible -- Go Forth: From Creation to Abraham (CC) (D) (N) (LR)
By foot, jeep, rowboat, and train, Feiler and Goren set out to experience the Bible in its own world: Jerusalem, banks of the Tigris and Euphrates, Mt. Ararat, the ruins of Harran, and the Dead Sea.

Friday, January 06, 2006
1:00 AM
Walking the Bible -- Go Forth: From Creation to Abraham (CC) (D) (Repeat)


Wednesday, January 11, 2006
7:00 PM
Walking the Bible -- A Coat of Many Colors: The Israelites in Egypt (CC) (D) (N) (LR)
Bruce Feiler continues his journey through the greatest stories ever told by retracing Joseph's path to Egypt after his brothers sell him into bondage. When Joseph interprets Pharaoh's dreams, he rises from slave to the heights of power and even brings his brothers and father, Jacob, to live in Egypt. Feiler travels from the great temple of Karnak in Luxor, formerly ancient Thebes, to the pyramids and sphinx of Giza to the royal burial tombs in the Valley of the Kings. As he treks by camel, boat, horseback and foot, he discovers how the ancient Egyptian culture and religion influenced the Israelites during their centuries-long stay in Egypt. Beginning at the shallow waters of the Nile, Feiler retraces the story of one of the Bible's greatest figures, Moses, and his eventual confrontation with Pharaoh and the command to let his people go. Did the Israelites build the pyramids? What could have caused the 10 plagues? Was it really the Red Sea that Moses crossed?

Friday, January 13, 2006
1:00 AM
Walking the Bible -- A Coat of Many Colors: The Israelites in Egypt (CC) (D) (R)


Wednesday, January 18, 2006
7:00 PM
Walking the Bible -- Toward the Promised Land: Forty Years in the Desert (CC) (D) (N)
Feiler experiences the stark reality of the Sinai desert, where it’s a struggle simply to survive. He finds the locations said to be where God provided water and food for the Israelites—and discovers the secret of the tamarisk tree, which produces a sweet, honey-like substance called “manna.” The desert is also a haven for spiritual pilgrims. Feiler visits St. Catherine’s Monastery, the oldest operating church in the world. He attends the service, a powerful, unchanged ritual of 1,500 years, and sees what’s claimed to be the real “burning bush” from which God spoke to Moses. One of the monks, Texas-born Father Justin, shows him the monastery’s renowned library of priceless religious art and manuscripts. Feiler climbs Mt. Sinai, where Moses received the Ten Commandments. As he follows the 40-year route of the Israelites, Feiler travels to the “lost city” of Petra, in Jordan, where the Israelites may have lived for many years. Nearing the end of Moses’ journey, Feiler climbs Mt. Nebo, where God showed Moses the Promised Land. At the end of his own journey, Feiler realizes that although Moses was denied entrance himself, it was not the land after all that was important for Moses. It was his meeting with God.
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Hi Dad- I just set my TiVO to record Walking the Bible. I only saw three episodes on "The Season Pass."