by Ross Nichols | Apr 28, 2021
According to Nachmanides, the “writing of the Torah was contiguous, without break of words …”[1] but “it seems likely that word division of some kind was also used in the first biblical texts.”[2] The Shapira Manuscripts seem to represent an intermediary stage between...
by Ross Nichols | Apr 15, 2021
In February of 2020, just before the world shut down in response to Covid, Dr. James Tabor and I were in Israel together. Our schedule included an archaeological project at Biblical Tamar Park and a tour that we were co-leading. We also were researching Moses Shapira,...
by Ross Nichols | Apr 7, 2021
The LORD said to Abram, “Go forth from your native land and from your father’s house to the land that I will show you.” Genesis 12:1, Jewish Publication Society So begins the bible’s narrative of a journey by Abram (later Abraham). In some ways, the story of...
by Ross Nichols | Apr 5, 2021
When I decided to write my book, it was because I felt that the story needed a fair hearing – that the Shapira manuscripts demanded a reassessment. Specifically, I wanted to answer the call from those who had gone before, who had suggested that the entire case...
by Ross Nichols | Apr 1, 2021
Everyone has heard the adage, “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” but in the case of The Moses Scroll, I hope that people do just that. Daniel M. Wright applied his immense talents to design the cover as well as the illustrations within the book. We...
