Chanan Tigay is an award-winning journalist who has covered the Middle East, 9/11, and the United Nations for numerous magazines and newspapers. Born in Jerusalem, Chanan holds degrees from Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania. He is a professor of creative writing at San Francisco State University.
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In the summer of 1883, Moses Wilhelm Shapira-archaeological treasure hunter and denizen of Jerusalem's bustling marketplace-arrived unannounced in London claiming to have discovered the world's oldest Bible scroll. When news of the discovery leaked to the... SEE MORE