(RNS) This week’s episode of “Dig,” the USA Network’s action-thriller fueled by biblical conspiracy and ancient archaeology, dives into Jewish law and prophesy in a way that clearly signals where the rest of the story is going.No obvious allusions to Old Testament Pseudepigrapha this week, but I have had it confirmed by someone close to the show that the writers were familiar with Old Testament Pseudepigrapha: More Noncanonical Scriptures (on which see last week's post, link below).
In line with previous episodes, “Dig” continues to spin out its convoluted tale against a background of religious items and imagery — the current episode features a mikvah, a shofar, a priestly breastplate and more. Major spoiler alert here — read on only if you are up-to-date with the series.
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