The Valediction of Moses: New Evidence on the Shapira Deuteronomy Fragments

Idan Dershowitz

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Biblical Studies and Interpretation Classical Studies and Philology Ancient Near East History

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Abstract Wilhelm Moses Shapira’s infamous Deuteronomy fragments have long been deemed forgeries, with Shapira himself serving as the obvious suspect. I provide new evidence that Shapira did not forge the fragments and was himself convinced of their authenticity. Indeed, the evidence for forgery is illusory. In a companion monograph, I show that the Shapira fragments are not only authentic ancient artifacts but are unprecedented in their significance: They preserve a pre-canonical antecedent of the Book of Deuteronomy.

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