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University of Oxford.
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Francesca Stavrakopoulou
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The main focus of her research is Israelite and Judahite history and religion. She is noted for her academic and media roles: presenting a three-part television series on the British Broadcasting Corporation The Bible"s Buried Secrets (2011. Not to be confused with the 2008 NOVA programme of the same name), and for contributions to Channel 4"s series The Bible: A History.
She has often been quoted as believing many of the Bible"s major characters are merely fabrications created by ancient writers who "had a different understanding of what was fact or fiction."
The Bible"s Buried Secrets
S1, Ep1: Did King David"s Empire Exist? 15 March
2011
Examining the archaeological record to find evidence of 10th century monumental architecture that would provide evidence for King David"s empire. S1, Ep2: Did God Have a Wife? 22 March
2011
An examination of the connection of the Semitic goddess Asherah to the Bible. S1, Ep3: The Real Garden of Eden
29 March
2011
A consideration of the meaning of gardens in the ancient Middle East as a temple to connect God with kings on Earth? Personal.
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NOVA