Moshe Pearlman

I The Mists of Antiquity 2000-1000 BCJewish pilgrims crossing the forecourt to approach the Western Wall shortly after the war in June 1967.Jerusalem, with a recorded history of some four thousand years, has been more familiar to more people for a longer period than any other place on earth. It is...

PrologNägra var brinnande i anden, impulsiva, primitiva, excentriska; andra var stilla tänkare, talade milt, var konventionella och sofisdkerade. En flydde för livet frán en drottnings vrede; kungar sökte vinna en annans bevágenhet. Nágra rörde sig obesvärat i maktens korridorer; andra...

The Shrine of the Book is a concise layman's guide to the Dead Sea Scrolls. Pearlman tells the story of how the scrolls were discovered, explains their history, and describes the eight scrolls. The two biblical scrolls of Isaiah are the most prized of the collection. The remaining six are...