Amulet of Future Past
What is the connection between an ancient amulet and Star Trek’s Mr. Spock?
Visited by a million people every year, the Israel Museum features the most extensive collection of biblical and Holy Land archeology in the world.
In this episode, we investigate a heel bone with a nail through it that has the power to change the accepted image of Christ’s crucifixion. We open a vault that contains an ancient coin, revealing how a Jewish rebel nearly defeated the mighty Roman Empire. We search for the villainous King Herod, then descend into the tomb of the Virgin Mary to discover why it contains a sacred Muslim symbol. We uncover a secret kept for centuries by the citizens of a seaside Jewish town. And finally, we discover what an ancient amulet has in common with a science fiction character known as Mr. Spock.
What is the connection between an ancient amulet and Star Trek’s Mr. Spock?
What does a heel bone with a nail through it reveal about the Crucifixion?
In the bible, the villainous King Herod is a powerful figure… so where is his tomb?
Why is there a sacred Muslim symbol in the tomb of the Virgin Mary?
We investigate why, after the Roman Empire had conquered the Jews, this ancient coin has both Jewish and Roman symbols.
In the ruins of Ein Gedi, an inscription warns that outsiders must never learn the town’s secret. What was the secret?