A Return to London – August 1883

A Return to London – August 1883

by | Jul 31, 2025

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...
London’s First Look at Shapira’s Leather MSS

London’s First Look at Shapira’s Leather MSS

by | Jul 25, 2025

On 20 July 1883, Moses Wilhelm Shapira arrived unannounced at 1 Adam Street in London, the Palestine Exploration Fund (PEF) headquarters. Walter Besant, the secretary of the PEF, greeted him. Shapira informed Besant that he had brought a manuscript to London written...
A New Discovery in Jerusalem – 7 July 1880

A New Discovery in Jerusalem – 7 July 1880

by | Jul 6, 2025

A New Discovery in Jerusalem[1] On 7 July 1880, Albert Socin published an article informing the readers of the Journal of the German Palestine Association of a new discovery in Jerusalem. That discovery would become known as the Siloam Inscription. The...
One Week in Leipzig – 30 June-6 July 1883

One Week in Leipzig – 30 June-6 July 1883

by | Jun 30, 2025

If you’re interested in the Shapira affair, you might be interested in reading the sole academic treatment of Shapira’s sixteen leather strips from the 19th century, Herman Guthe’s Fragmente einer Lederhandschrift enthaltend Mose’s Letzte rede an die...
Unveiling The Moabite Scandal

Unveiling The Moabite Scandal

by | Jun 15, 2025

For immediate release from Horeb Press: Unveiling the Moabite Scandal: A Journey into the Greatest Controversy in Biblical Archaeology Dear Friends and Followers, In 2021, I published The Moses Scroll and shortly thereafter announced a prequel, The Moabite Scandal, to...