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The case for the Jordan Lead Codices: the mystery of the sealed books

Name: The case for the Jordan Lead Codices: the mystery of the sealed books
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ISBN: 9781780288079

David Elkington

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The Case For the Jordan Lead Codices presents a series of essays by eminent scholars underlining the case for proper analysis and restoration of the codices back to Jordan. For the first time, a very thorough analysis of the metal and its origins is argued by a senior analyst in the private sector.David Elkington provides a brief account of the discovery. Added to this is a groundbreaking article by Dr Margaret Barker placing the codices in their proper historical and theological context, arguing for their authenticity and the need for further research. Her case is underscored by Prof Philip Davies, the man who was prominent in breaking the embargo on the Dead Sea Scrolls in the early 1990s. An essay by Dr Keith Hearne, one of the world's foremost psychologists, explores the effect of unscrupulous blogging on the delivery of fact and context in history. He discusses the case for religious 'shock' in the light of the implications of the discovery.Jennifer...

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Year:

2014

Publisher:

Osprey Publishing;Watkins Publishing

Language:

English

ISBN 10:

1780288077

ISBN 13:

9781780288079