The 10 Commandments

The most famous document in all history, the Ten Commandments are the words of God carved into stone. But what do they mean and how do they still apply to society today? Who was Moses, the man chosen by God to translate his message to the World and what happened on Mount Sinai, the place where Moses is said to have come face-to-face with God himself?

Join a distinguished group of scholars as they explore these questions and examine what issues have been raised over the years, as well as analysing the punishments that have been handed out if any of the commandments were broken. We also look at why this set of rules became central to the whole of Western civilisation, why Moses ordered the killing of three thousand fellow Hebrews at Sinai and whether the original document, said to be preserved in the sacred Ark of Covenant, could actually still exist.

• This fascinating collection contains four programmes that explore the most famous document in history: The Ten Commandments.