RT Article
T1 The Valediction of Moses: New Evidence on the Shapira Deuteronomy Fragments
JF Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft
VO 133
IS 1
SP 1
OP 22
A1 Dershowitz, Idan 1982-
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1752951743
AB 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.
DO 10.1515/zaw-2021-0001