The Miracles of Jesus

BBC1's new religious series The Miracles of Jesus at 6.35pm on Sunday attaracted 2.9 million viewers (17.9%).

Press Comment

• "This was a programme of such fluffiness that it would have made anyone shout 'But have you got any science? Any facts?'"
  Caitlin Moran, The Times
  
  
• "He [Rageh Omaar] proved to be a passionate presenter."
  Marcus Dunk, Daily Express & Daily Star
  
  
• "It seems to me a pretty creditable stab at making genuinely theological ideas palatable for a mass family audience."
  James Walton, The Daily Telegraph
  
  
• "It was all very interesting, but contained rather too much information and speculation for an increasingly secular audience that, largely, knows little of these things."
  Peter Paterson, Daily Mail

from http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2005/12_december/06/1religion.shtml

The Miracles of Jesus

Today, miracles are seen as supernatural acts that defy the laws of nature; but in the first century AD, miracles were seen as a secret code – a set of signs and ciphers known only to the Jews.

As codes, they possessed many layers of meaning – about history, Israel, the Romans, God and Satan, good and evil.

But above all, the miracles were clues to the identity of Jesus of Nazareth.

Presented by Rageh Omaar, this series explores what the miracles said about Jesus.

Who did the disciples and his followers think He was? And did Jesus see Himself as the son of God?

The latest historical and archeological findings point to answers as surprising as they are fascinating.