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Jericho next 'The Bible' story - Premieres Sunday at 8/7c (VIDEOS)

By April Neale Mar 8, 2013, 4:54 GMT

Jesus in a scene from The Bible mini-series. Played by Portuguese actor Diogo Morgado.

Hollywood power couple Mark Burnett and Roma Downey have made being a believer cool again in a town that isn't known for its love of scripture.

Watch The Bible this Sunday as Joshua take down the walls of Jericho in Sunday's new episode of The Bible!

Joshua in The Bible series below (played by British actor Andrew Scarborough)

Last Sunday, "The Bible" beat out CBS' "The Good Wife," earning a 6.7 household rating/10 share on Nielsen Ratings' overnight report.

The success of The Bible, which averaged 4.6 million adults 25-54, proves the enormous potential of programming to an obviously underserved audience.

In its marketing campaign, The Bible, executive produced by Roma Downey and Mark Burnett, employed some of Mel Gibson’s marketig teams for his "The Passion Of The Christ,"  including doing grass-roots campaigning and gaining the support of prominent pastors.

It will continue to air two-hour installments every Sunday, culminating with its conclusion on Easter Sunday.

Sunday's episode concluded with the Israelites reaching the city of Jericho - a story from the book of Joshua - and will pick back up this upcoming Sunday at 8 p.m. EST on the History Channel.

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