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 l... SEE MORE