Freeing the Dead Sea Scrolls

This title offers a fascinating account of a world renowned Biblical Archaeologist and his scrapes with Governments, Nomads and Scoundrels. Herschel Shanks is a world renowned Biblical Archaeologist and Founder and Editor of "The Biblical Archaeology Review". Early on, he established a practice as a successful and well-paid Attorney in Washington DC. But after a trip to the Holy Land he changed careers and devoted himself to the study of Biblical Archaeology. Aside from the huge scholarly importance of this subject, Shanks introduces us here to a fascinating world or rivalry, skulduggery and internecine warfare. In the process Shanks has ended up in court. With the discovery of 'The Dead Sea Scrolls' a whole new world of theft and conspiracy opened up. Nomads seeing the chance of making a quick buck stole fragments and then sold them to unscrupulous dealers. Most recently Shanks has been associated with the discovery of the Ossuary which contained the bones of The Brother of Jesus. Shanks vigorously defends its authenticity in one of the book's most lively chapters.

ISBN 1441152172   Pages 224 ISBN13 9781441152176 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 585 Publisher Continuum Publishing Corporation   Published in New York Imprint Continuum Publishing Corporation   Height (mm) 234 Format Hardback   Width (mm) 156 Publication date 24 May 2010   Spine width (mm) 24 DEWEY 220.93092   Academic level Professional / Scholarly, Postgraduate DEWEY edition DC22

		Acknowledgments
		Preface
I		In the Beginning		1
II		The Sharon Years		13
III		My College Years		25
IV		Columbia, Harvard and the Department of Justice		31
V		Practicing Law		39
VI		Our Year in Israel		59
VII		Starting BAR		81
VIII		Maturing BAR		97
IX		Freeing the Scrolls		125
X		Losing in Court		161
XI		Two Extraordinary Inscriptions---The Pomegranate and the Ossuary		177
XII		A Royal Israelite Inscription---The Yehoash Plaque?		193
XIII		"The Forgery Trial of the Century" and Beyond		203
XIV		My Credo		231
		Notes		237
		Illustration Credits		243
		Index		245

'As always, Shank's style is clear and understandable for a wide audience... Readers with an interest in Bible History can read it as a primer.'--,

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