The Shapira Scroll, an ancient manuscript first discovered in 1883 and dismissed as fake is 'actually the oldest known Biblical script', an expert claims. Jerusalem antiquities dealer Moses Willhelm Shapira told the world of the discovery of 15 manuscript fragments, said to have been found in a cave near the Dead SeaTHE SHAPIRA SCROLL: AN ANCIENT BIBLICAL MANUSCRIPT OR CLEVER FORGERY First revealed in 1883, the Shapira School is a manuscript that claims to carry biblical verses written in Paleo-Hebrew script. They were presented by collector and dealer Moses Shapira but have been the subject of archaeological controversy since. Recent studies have questioned the forgery claim, suggesting that not only were they real but may be the oldest biblical manuscript ever discovered. Dershowitz calls the Shapira fragments the 'Valediction of Moses' and it includes the history but no laws beyond the core ten commandments.

Source: The Nation March 10, 2021 19:07 UTC