It Ain’t Necessarily So

Archaeologists now say that the Israelites did not come to Canaan as slaves from Egypt. Where did they come from? In the third part of this startling series John McCarthy looks at the new evidence of Israelite settlement, and the real reason why there are said to be "no human remains".

Jerusalem is at the heart of the Middle Eastern struggle, yet archaeologists have been unable to find any traces of people living there at the time of King David. In the fourth part of this startling series, John McCarthy looks at what that means - and also uncovers the truth about Goliath.

Solomon built the Temple but did he exist at all? In the fifth part of this startling series, John visits sites that were supposedly built by Solomon, but which some archaeologists say were built by quite different rulers. Perhaps the tiny community of Samaritans has a more accurate history.

The Old Testament description of the ancient Israelites is quite different from the story now being revealed. John McCarthy concludes this startling series by investigating when and why the Old Testament was written. Was it connected with events that led to the destruction of Jerusalem?