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Clermont-Ganneau and Conder Come Out Against Mr. Shapira’s Manuscripts – 21 August 1883
On Tuesday, 21 August 1883, readers of The Times would read the opinions of Monsieur Clermont-Ganneau and Claude Conder in regard to Mr. Shapira’s Manuscripts.[1] The following is a translation of a letter we have received from M. Clermont-Ganneau: “I...
Monsieur Clermont-Ganneau’s Monumental Mistake on Mesha’s Stele
The 19th of August marks the 155th anniversary of an archaeological discovery that has fascinated the world of biblical studies due to its profound biblical connections. History, however, has its way of concealing truths in the most unsuspecting shadows. The esteemed...
Ginsburg’s Second Installment Appears – Clermont-Ganneau and Conder Put Pen to Paper – 18 August 1883
On Saturday, 18 August 1883, Monsieur Clermont-Ganneau completed his second of two days of what he called an “unpleasant task” of examining the two fragments of the MS displayed in the King’s Library. He wrote his assessment on this day, but it would not appear until...
Dr. Ginsburg’s Reticence – Liverpool Daily Post – 16 August 1883
On Thursday, 16 August 1883, a reporter from the Liverpool Daily Post expressed, on behalf of the believers in the authenticity of the leather strips, that if the manuscript were a forgery, Dr. Ginsburg would have already declared them as such. The fact that he had...
The Prime Minister’s Visit and an Official Rejection by Two Eminent Scholars – 13 August 1883
As the second week of Ginsburg’s analysis came to an end, and with public interest on the rise, two of the leather strips were placed on display in a poorly-lit glass case in the King’s Library of the British Museum. Each day, between the hours of ten and four, under...
The Shapira MS. of Deuteronomy – Saturday, 11 August 1883
On Saturday, 11 August 1883, Christian Ginsburg published his first of three installments in The Athenæum. The first publication gave readers the Hebrew text and an English translation of the Ten Words as presented in the manuscript. Additionally, Ginsburg...