The Valediction of Moses: New Evidence on the Shapira Deuteronomy Fragments
Wilhelm Moses Shapira’s infamous Deuteronomy fragments have long been deemed forgeries, with Shapira himself serving as the obvious suspect. I provide new evidence that Shapira did not forge the fragments and was himself convinced of their authenticity. Indeed, the evidence for forgery is illusory....
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2021]
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Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft
Anno: 2021, Volume: 133, Fascicolo: 1, Pagine: 1-22 |
| (sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
Monografia
/ Frammento
/ Dead Sea scrolls, Qumrantexte
/ Bibel. Deuteronomium
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| Notazioni IxTheo: | HB Antico Testamento HD Medio-giudaismo HH Archeologia |
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| Riepilogo: | Wilhelm Moses Shapira’s infamous Deuteronomy fragments have long been deemed forgeries, with Shapira himself serving as the obvious suspect. I provide new evidence that Shapira did not forge the fragments and was himself convinced of their authenticity. Indeed, the evidence for forgery is illusory. In a companion monograph, I show that the Shapira fragments are not only authentic ancient artifacts but are unprecedented in their significance: They preserve a pre-canonical antecedent of the Book of Deuteronomy. |
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| ISSN: | 1613-0103 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/zaw-2021-0001 |
