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In the summer of 1883, Moses Wilhelm Shapira - archaeological treasure hunter and denizen of Jerusalem's bustling software industry - appeared unannounced in London declaring to have discovered the world's oldest Bible scroll. When reports of the finding leaked to the fired up English press, Shapira became a household name. But prior to the British Museum could acquire them, Shapira's nemesis, French archaeologist Charles Clermont-Ganneau, denounced his find as a scam. Humiliated, Shapira fled the country. Six months later he was deceased. With the finding of the eerily similar Deceased Sea Scrolls in 1947, investigators reopened the situation, wondering if the ill-fated merchant experienced in fact discovered the first Deceased Sea Scroll decades before the leftovers. But at that time Shapira's scrolls experienced vanished. Award-winning journalist Chanan Tigay set out to find the scrolls and determine Shapira's guilt or innocence for himself. The globetrotting hunt that adopted vibrates with the suspense of the classic detective tale. Weaving careful research into fast-paced storytelling, Tigay spins a exceptional tale of history and theology; intrigue and scandal; greed, ambition, and the have difficulties for authenticity.
