by Ross Nichols | Sep 16, 2021
Research often yields things of interest tangentially related to the investigation at hand. I was looking for 19th-century photographs of the land east of the Jordan, searching the archives of the Library of Congress, which contain a wealth of public domain images of...
by Ross Nichols | Aug 17, 2021
“On Friday, Clermont-Ganneau returned to the museum where he was informed with ‘great regret’ by Edward Augustus Bond, the principal librarian, that Mr. Shapira had ‘expressly refused his consent’ for him to inspect the fragments. The Frenchman would describe his...
by Ross Nichols | Jun 19, 2021
Since the publication of my book, The Moses Scroll, several people have written and requested an autographed copy. I am pleased to let everyone know that I have finally ordered a few dozen copies for this purpose. If you want an autographed copy, please email me at...
by Ross Nichols | May 6, 2021
In early 1883, Moses W. Shapira came upon a book by a German scholar named Friedrich Bleek, published in 1860 under the title, Einleitung in das Alte Testament, [Introduction to the Old Testament]. The book presented a critical, academic approach to the study of the...
by Ross Nichols | Apr 30, 2021
Deuteronomy 6:4 is arguably the most well-known verse in the Torah. It is recited and has been recited by millions upon millions since Moses first presented these timeless words in the Plains of Moab. Traditionally observant Jews and other biblically oriented people...
