''The Naked Archaeologist'' is a television series on
VisionTV
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in Canada and
History International
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in the US, that was produced and hosted by the
Emmy Award
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–winning journalist
Simcha Jacobovici
Simcha Jacobovici (; born April 4, 1953) is an Israeli-Canadian journalist and documentary film maker.
Biography
Simcha Jacobovici's parents were Holocaust survivors from Iași, Romania. He was born April 4, 1953, in Petah Tikva, Israel. In ...
together with
Avri Gilad
Avri Gilad ( he, אברי גלעד; born 21 November 1962) is an Israeli media personality.
Avraham Kwastler (later "Avri Gilad") started his professional career in the mid-1980s as a host on Israel Defense Forces Radio. He has hosted many telev ...
. The show examines
biblical
The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, and many other religions. The Bible is an anthologya compilation of texts of a ...
stories and tries to find proof for them by exploring the
Holy Land
The Holy Land; Arabic: or is an area roughly located between the Mediterranean Sea and the Eastern Bank of the Jordan River, traditionally synonymous both with the biblical Land of Israel and with the region of Palestine. The term "Holy ...
looking for archaeological evidence, personal inferences, deductions, and interviews with scholars and experts.
Subsequent to its original run on
VisionTV
VisionTV is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel that broadcasts multi-faith, multicultural, and general entertainment programming aimed at the 45 and over demographic.
VisionTV is currently owned by ZoomerMedia, a company ...
, it was picked up in the U.S. by
The History Channel
History (formerly The History Channel from January 1, 1995 to February 15, 2008, stylized as HISTORY) is an American pay television network and flagship channel owned by A&E Networks, a joint venture between Hearst Communications and the Disney ...
and its sister network,
History International
Vice (formerly known as Viceland and also known as Vice TV) is an American basic cable television channel that launched on December 2, 2019, replacing H2 on most multichannel television providers in the United States. It is a part of the Vicela ...
.
The third and final season began airing on Vision TV on March 22, 2010 and on History International on November 8, 2010.
Episodes
Season 1 (2005)
# "
Delilah
Delilah ( ; , meaning "delicate";Gesenius's ''Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon'' ar, دليلة, Dalīlah; grc, label=Greek, Δαλιδά, Dalidá) is a woman mentioned in the sixteenth chapter of the Book of Judges in the Hebrew Bible. She is loved b ...
's People" (5 September 2005)
# "Who Invented the
Alphabet
An alphabet is a standardized set of basic written graphemes (called letters) that represent the phonemes of certain spoken languages. Not all writing systems represent language in this way; in a syllabary, each character represents a syll ...
?" (12 September 2005)
# "
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
& The
Black Prince
Edward of Woodstock, known to history as the Black Prince (15 June 1330 – 8 June 1376), was the eldest son of King Edward III of England, and the heir apparent to the English throne. He died before his father and so his son, Richard II, suc ...
" (19 September 2005)
# "What Killed
Herod?" (26 September 2005)
# "Real or Fake?" (3 October 2005)
# "Fame & Forgery?" (10 October 2005)
# "Accidental
Archaeology
Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...
" (17 October 2005)
# "Biblical Food" (24 October 2005)
# "
Jesus
Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...
: The Early Years" (31 October 2005)
# "
John the Baptist
John the Baptist or , , or , ;Wetterau, Bruce. ''World history''. New York: Henry Holt and Company. 1994. syc, ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ ܡܲܥܡܕ݂ܵܢܵܐ, Yoḥanān Maʿmḏānā; he, יוחנן המטביל, Yohanān HaMatbil; la, Ioannes Bapti ...
" (7 November 2005)
# "True Blue" (14 November 2005) concerning
tekhelet
''Tekhelet'' ( he, תְּכֵלֶת ''təḵēleṯ''; alternate spellings include ''tekheleth'', ''t'chelet'', ''techelet'' and ''techeiles'') is a "blue-violet", "blue", or "turquoise" dye highly prized by ancient Mediterranean civilizations. I ...
# "Return of the Hilazon" (21 November 2005)
# "Last Man Standing" (28 November 2005)
# "
Crucifixion
Crucifixion is a method of capital punishment in which the victim is tied or nailed to a large wooden cross or beam and left to hang until eventual death from exhaustion and asphyxiation. It was used as a punishment by the Persians, Carthagin ...
" (5 December 2005)
# "
King David
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...
" (12 December 2005)
# "
: Bible Bad Girl" (19 December 2005)
# "The Oldest
Leper
Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease (HD), is a long-term infection by the bacteria ''Mycobacterium leprae'' or ''Mycobacterium lepromatosis''. Infection can lead to damage of the nerves, respiratory tract, skin, and eyes. This nerve damage ...
" (26 December 2005)
# "
Joshua
Joshua () or Yehoshua ( ''Yəhōšuaʿ'', Tiberian: ''Yŏhōšuaʿ,'' lit. 'Yahweh is salvation') ''Yēšūaʿ''; syr, ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܢܘܢ ''Yəšūʿ bar Nōn''; el, Ἰησοῦς, ar , يُوشَعُ ٱبْنُ نُونٍ '' Yūšaʿ ...
" (2 January 2006)
# "
Masada
Masada ( he, מְצָדָה ', "fortress") is an ancient fortification in the Southern District of Israel situated on top of an isolated rock plateau, akin to a mesa. It is located on the eastern edge of the Judaean Desert, overlooking the Dea ...
" (9 January 2006)
# "Who Wrote the
Dead Sea Scrolls
The Dead Sea Scrolls (also the Qumran Caves Scrolls) are ancient Jewish and Hebrew religious manuscripts discovered between 1946 and 1956 at the Qumran Caves in what was then Mandatory Palestine, near Ein Feshkha in the West Bank, on the nor ...
?" (16 January 2006)
# "
Holy Hot Spot" (23 January 2006)
# "Biblical Epicentre - Temple Mount" (30 January 2006)
# "
The Mother of Archaeology -
St. Helena
Saint Helena () is a British overseas territory located in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote volcanic tropical island west of the coast of south-western Africa, and east of Rio de Janeiro in South America. It is one of three constitu ...
" (6 February 2006)
# "Who Wrote the
Bible
The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, and many other religions. The Bible is an anthologya compilation of texts of a ...
?" (13 February 2006)
# "Where is
Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai ( he , הר סיני ''Har Sinai''; Aramaic: ܛܘܪܐ ܕܣܝܢܝ ''Ṭūrāʾ Dsyny''), traditionally known as Jabal Musa ( ar, جَبَل مُوسَىٰ, translation: Mount Moses), is a mountain on the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. It is ...
?" (20 February 2006)
# "The Real Mount Sinai" (27 February 2006)
Season 2 (2008)
# "The Would-be
Messiah
In Abrahamic religions, a messiah or messias (; ,
; ,
; ) is a saviour or liberator of a group of people. The concepts of ''mashiach'', messianism, and of a Messianic Age originated in Judaism, and in the Hebrew Bible, in which a ''mashiach'' ...
" (16 May 2008)
# "The Search for
St. Peter
) (Simeon, Simon)
, birth_date =
, birth_place = Bethsaida, Gaulanitis, Syria, Roman Empire
, death_date = Between AD 64–68
, death_place = probably Vatican Hill, Rome, Italia, Roman Empire
, parents = John (or Jonah; Jona)
, occupation ...
" (History Channel International: 23 May 2008)
# "A
Nabatean
The Nabataeans or Nabateans (; Nabataean Aramaic: , , vocalized as ; Arabic: , , singular , ; compare grc, Ναβαταῖος, translit=Nabataîos; la, Nabataeus) were an ancient Arab people who inhabited northern Arabia and the southern Lev ...
By Any Other Name" (History Channel International: 30 May 2008)
# "Chasing the
Temple
A temple (from the Latin ) is a building reserved for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. Religions which erect temples include Christianity (whose temples are typically called churches), Hinduism (whose temples ...
Booty – Part One" (History Channel International: 5 May 2008)
# "Chasing the Temple Booty – Part Two" (History Channel International: 5 May 2008)
# "The Legacy of King Solomon – Part 1" (History Channel International: 21 May 2008)
# "The Legacy of King Solomon – Part 2" (History Channel International: 2008)
# "Decoding Ezekiel's Vision" (History Channel International: 11 June 2008)
# "Jewish Rome" (History Channel International: 18 June 2008)
# "The Giants of Genesis" (History Channel International: 20 June 2008)
# "All in the Family" (History Channel International: 2008)
# "The Curse of the Macabee Tomb " (History Channel International: Fall 2008)
# "The Search for King David's Harp " (History Channel International: Fall 2008)
# "Hangin' with Judas " (History Channel International: Fall 2008)
# "The Miracle Workers of Galilee" (History Channel International: 17 September 2008)
# "The Collector" (History Channel International: 24 September 2008)
# "Cleanliness is Next to Godliness" (History Channel International: 1 October 2008)
# "What Happened to the JC Bunch? Part 1" (History Channel International: 8 October 2008)
# "What Happened to the JC Bunch? Part 2: Tracking the Tribe" (History Channel International: 8 October 2008)
# "What Happened to the JC Bunch? Part 3: The Early Christian Underground" (History Channel International: 15 October 2008)
# "Babes, Brothels and Baths" (History Channel International: 22 October 2008)
# "The Beloved Disciple" (History Channel International: 29 October 2008)
# "Who Were the Danites" (History Channel International: 5 November 2008)
# "Coat of Many Colors" (History Channel International: 12 November 2008)
# "Bilaam: The Story of a Talking Donkey" (History Channel International: 10 December 2008)
# "Holy Threads" (History Channel International: 24 December 2008)
:''Note: Episodes 4 and 5 were originally intended to be aired on June 6 and June 13, respectively, but were aired early, on May 5, in honor of Israel's 60th anniversary.''
Season 3 (2010)
# "
Moses
Moses hbo, מֹשֶׁה, Mōše; also known as Moshe or Moshe Rabbeinu (Mishnaic Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּינוּ, ); syr, ܡܘܫܐ, Mūše; ar, موسى, Mūsā; grc, Mωϋσῆς, Mōÿsēs () is considered the most important pro ...
vs
Akhenaten
Akhenaten (pronounced ), also spelled Echnaton, Akhenaton, ( egy, ꜣḫ-n-jtn ''ʾŪḫə-nə-yātəy'', , meaning "Effective for the Aten"), was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh reigning or 1351–1334 BC, the tenth ruler of the Eighteenth Dy ...
" (US premiere: 8 November 2010 (History Channel International))
# "Ancient Glass" (US premiere: 9 November 2010 (History Channel International))
# "Biblical Beauty Secrets" (US premiere: 10 November 2010 (History Channel International))
# "The Bath That Changed History" (US premiere: 11 November 2010 (History Channel International))
# "The Hairy Show" (US premiere: 12 November 2010 (History Channel International))
# "Rebuilding the
Temple
A temple (from the Latin ) is a building reserved for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. Religions which erect temples include Christianity (whose temples are typically called churches), Hinduism (whose temples ...
" (US premiere: 15 November 2010 (History Channel International))
# "Gone Fishing" (US premiere: 16 November 2010 (History Channel International))
# "Naked Letters" (US premiere: 17 November 2010 (History Channel International))
# "
Lilith
Lilith ( ; he, Wiktionary:לילית, לִילִית, Līlīṯ) is a female figure in Mesopotamian Mythology, Mesopotamian and Jewish mythology, Judaic mythology, alternatively the first wife of Adam and supposedly the primordial she-demon. ...
: Queen of the Night" (US premiere: 18 November 2010 (History Channel International))
# "
Bethsaida
Bethsaida (; from gr, Βηθσαϊδά from Hebrew/Aramaic ''beth-tsaida'', lit. " house of hunting" from the Hebrew root ; ar, بيت صيدا), also known as Julias, is a place mentioned in the New Testament. Julias lay in an administrative d ...
and the Cross" (US premiere: 19 November 2010 (History Channel International))
# "
Queen Esther and
Purim
Purim (; , ; see Name below) is a Jewish holiday which commemorates the saving of the Jews, Jewish people from Haman, an official of the Achaemenid Empire who was planning to have all of Persia's Jewish subjects killed, as recounted in the Boo ...
" (US premiere: 22 November 2010 (History Channel International))
# "Apostles & Spies, Part 1" (US premiere: 23 November 2010 (History Channel International))
# "Apostles & Spies, Part 2" (US premiere: 24 November 2010 (History Channel International))
:''Note: Season 3 originally aired in Canada on VisionTV in March 2010.''
Awards
The episode "A Nabatean by Any Other Name" won the Special Jury Prize at the 8th International Archaeological Film Festival in Brussels.
See also
*
Simcha Jacobovici
Simcha Jacobovici (; born April 4, 1953) is an Israeli-Canadian journalist and documentary film maker.
Biography
Simcha Jacobovici's parents were Holocaust survivors from Iași, Romania. He was born April 4, 1953, in Petah Tikva, Israel. In ...
References
External links
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2000s Canadian documentary television series
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