by Ross Nichols | Aug 4, 2026
On Saturday, 4 August 1883, a brief update on the examination of the leather pieces appeared in The Athenæum in the Literary Gossip column.[1] It read: “The examination of the pieces of leather which Mr. Shapira has brought to London is proceeding, but...
by Ross Nichols | Aug 3, 2026
After the meeting of Thursday, 26 July 1883 at the office of the Palestine Exploration Fund, Dr. Ginsburg was placed in charge of the manuscript strips brought to England by Moses W. Shapira and tasked to examine them at the British Museum. The following Friday, 3...
by Ross Nichols | Jul 31, 2026
Over August, I intend to take The Moses Scroll blog readers to nineteenth-century London (not literally, but literarily*). That’s right; you are invited to travel back in time with me to follow the chronological unfolding of the events surrounding Christian...
by Ross Nichols | Apr 1, 2026
Freemasonry has long occupied a peculiar place in the public imagination. To some, it is a noble fraternity devoted to charity, moral instruction, and brotherhood. To others, it is a source of rumor, secrecy, and endless conspiracy. That tension is hardly new. In many...
by Ross Nichols | Feb 24, 2026
I published The Moses Scroll five years ago today (24 February 2021). Thousands have read the book and despite its controversial content, most reviews have been positive. Top scholars have engaged my work and referenced it in leading journals (Semitica, Dead Sea...
