{"product_id":"the-moses-scroll-paperback","title":"The Moses Scroll - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames D. Tabor\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eDaniel M. Wright\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eRoss K. Nichols\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1883, Jerusalem antiquities dealer Moses Wilhelm Shapira presented a set of sixteen blackened leather strips written in ancient Hebrew script. The text resembled the Book of Deuteronomy, yet with striking differences. It was said to have been discovered around 1865 in a cave east of the Dead Sea, still bearing traces of linen and a black pitch-like coating-details now familiar from the Dead Sea Scrolls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe manuscript's narrative moved from Horeb to the plains of Moab, containing a distinctive version of the Ten Words (Commandments)-including one unknown in any other ancient witness-followed by blessings and curses that correspond directly to them, but none of Deuteronomy's later law code (chapters 12-26).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDismissed as a forgery and forgotten after Shapira's death, the case has reemerged since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, leading scholars to ask anew: \u003ci\u003eWere the critics wrong?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Moses Scroll\u003c\/i\u003e, Ross K. Nichols retraces the manuscript's 19th-century journey from Jerusalem to Leipzig, Berlin, and London, and then reconstructs the lost text itself, presenting the complete English translation, commentary, and Hebrew reconstruction based on contemporary transcriptions made by those who examined the original strips.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraised by scholars and reviewers alike: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A sea change in Shapira studies... a thrill to read-part detective saga and mystery-but solid historical documentation.\"\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003cb\u003eJames D. Tabor\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"No one in the late 19th century could have faked such a complex work... Nichols is now a leading authority on Shapira's discovery.\"\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003cb\u003eJames H. Charlesworth\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A fascinating account of the dramatic story that unfolded in 1883... calls for a re-examination of the case.\"\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003cb\u003eMatthieu Richelle\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSemitica\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Semi-academic, semi-theological... asks, 'What did Moses write?'\"\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003cb\u003eJonathan Klawans\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDead Sea Discoveries\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Moses Scroll\u003c\/i\u003e invites readers to reopen the most controversial case in the history of biblical scholarship-and decide for themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 10 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 24, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52750933885235,"sku":"9781736613405","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/d7ah570RFN9781736613405.webp?v=1784120226","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-moses-scroll-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}