The Shapira Scrolls: The Case for Forgery
In , antiquities dealer Moses Shapira presented to the watching world several scroll fragments that he claimed were an ancient biblical manuscript. Yet the manuscript was quickly decried as a forgery. Although its authenticity has been reappraised recently, biblical scholars Ronald S. Hendel and Mat...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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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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| In: |
The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2021, Volume: 47, Issue: 4, Pages: 39-46 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Biblical archaeology
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | In , antiquities dealer Moses Shapira presented to the watching world several scroll fragments that he claimed were an ancient biblical manuscript. Yet the manuscript was quickly decried as a forgery. Although its authenticity has been reappraised recently, biblical scholars Ronald S. Hendel and Matthieu Richelle argue—with old and new evidence—that the Shapira Scrolls are forgeries. |
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| Physical Description: | Illustrationen |
| ISSN: | 0098-9444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review
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