by Ross Nichols | Apr 20, 2025
“Dort in einem Geldschrank, unter anderen Werthsachen, blieb die Handschrift unberührt liegen bis Ostern 1883.” [There, in a safe, among other valuables, the manuscript remained untouched until Easter 1883.] In the summer of 1878, Moses Wilhelm Shapira came to acquire...
by Ross Nichols | Mar 7, 2023
In one of those strange coincidences of history, one date, the 8th of March, proved significant in the Shapira story – a date of death and disappearance. Moses Wilhelm Shapira was found dead in a hotel room in Rotterdam on 9 March 1884 after hotel staff realized that...
by Ross Nichols | Feb 25, 2023
24 February marked the anniversary of the publication of The Moses Scroll. Two years later, I am reflecting on the book’s success. So many readers worldwide purchased and read the book that it achieved Amazon’s #1 New Release in two non-fiction categories...
by Ross Nichols | Feb 1, 2023
This morning I am traveling to Israel and Jordan. In the past, I filled my bag with printed books and bibles, but these days I only bring my iPad. I have it loaded with my favorite books, religious and historical texts, and thanks to Accordance Bible Software I can...
by Ross Nichols | Nov 14, 2022
Recently, I was interviewed about my book The Moses Scroll by Neal Sendlak of Gnostic Informant, with a follow-up interview by Derek Lambert of MythVision podcast. The videos were filmed against the backdrop of an ancient Judean fortress located at Biblical Tamar Park...
