The BBC is to launch a new television series that will look to recreate the miracles of Jesus that have inspired millions of Christians around the world.
The new three-part series will be presented by former BBC reporter Rageh Omaar, and will begin on 30th July.Omaar, 38, will travel around the world to various places linked with the miracles of Jesus, and will tour across the Sea of Galilee.
The series will attempt to draw on evidence from the Dead Sea Scrolls to see how these deeds were interpreted at the time.
The history of the finding of the Dead Sea Scrolls dates back to the spring of 1947 when Bedouin goat-herds, searching the cliffs along the Dead Sea for a lost goat (or for treasure, depending on various sources of the story), came upon a cave containing jars filled with manuscripts. That find caused a sensation when it was released to the world, and continues to fascinate the scholarly community and the public to this day.
The ancient manuscripts written about the time of Christ (250 B.C. to about 135 A.D.) were discovered in caves along the Dead Sea from 1947 to 1956. The scrolls comprise about 800 documents in both complete and fragmentary form and represent one of most important archaeological discoveries of the 20th century.It is not known precisely who wrote these sectarian scrolls, but according to the West Semetic Research Project, it can be said that the authors seemed to be connected to the priesthood, were led by priests, disapproved of the Jerusalem priesthood, encouraged a strict and pious way of life, and expected an imminent confrontation between the forces of good and evil.
From the texts, many have said that theologians today have been able to gain an increased understanding of the transmission of the Bible, and have learned more about the development of early Judaism, and gained insight into the culture out of which emerged both Rabbinic Judaism and Christianity.
Omaar, who will guide viewers through the BBC series, previously ended his war correspondent role at the BBC in 2003 to work on freelance projects.
