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Moses Shapira’s Manuscript and an Easter to Remember

Moses Shapira’s Manuscript and an Easter to Remember

“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...

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31 August 1883 – Hermann Guthe’s Book

31 August 1883 – Hermann Guthe’s Book

As August of 1883 came to a close, Hermann Guthe's assessment of the Shapira MSS was published without notice or fanfare in Leipzig. Guthe concluded his publication with the following comments: "The examination of the text has led to the certain realization that the...

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The Egotism of the Learned World – 23 August 1883

The Egotism of the Learned World – 23 August 1883

Seemingly hurried to make a public statement following Clermont-Ganneau’s report published in The Times on 21 August, Dr. Ginsburg turned in a report to Mr. Bond on the next day. Like Clermont-Ganneau, Ginsburg also declared that the strips were forged. The...

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