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The Mystery of the Copper Scroll of Qumran - The Essene Record of the Treasure of Akhenaten (Paperback, 1st North American Ed)
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The Mystery of the Copper Scroll of Qumran - The Essene Record of the Treasure of Akhenaten (Paperback, 1st North American Ed)
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"Robert Feather has been able to uncover the first link between
Akhenaten and the Qumran community, through the Copper Scroll. This
new evidence will completely change our understanding of the
relationship between biblical Moses and historical Akhenaten."
Ahmed Osman, author of Moses and Akhenaten "Empowered with
technical expertise and tenacious research, Robert Feather
stimulates excited debate with The Mystery of the Copper Scroll of
Qumran." Christopher Dunn, author of The Giza Power Plant The Dead
Sea Scrolls comprise the oldest collection of biblical documents
ever discovered. Of the Dead Sea Scrolls, none has baffled experts
more than the Copper Scroll, discovered in 1952 by a team of
Bedouin led by Henri de Contenson of the ecole Biblique in East
Jerusalem. Appearing to be a list of buried treasure engraved on
copper pieces, the Copper Scroll has long been considered to be the
work of a devout, secretive Jewish sect, the Essenes, who lived by
the Dead Sea around the time of Jesus. Metallurgist Robert Feather
demonstrates, however, that the weights and numbering systems used
in the Copper Scroll are actually Egyptian in origin. He further
shows how Greek characters inserted into the text of the Copper
Scroll make clear references to the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten.
Feather's findings support theories that the original priests of
Akhenaten continued to pass on his religious teachings of
monotheism and that those teachings directly impacted the
theological evolution of ancient Judaism. Decoded, the Copper
Scroll also indicates the existence of a completely independent
sect of pious Hebrew priests that preserved the original practices
of Ahkenaten-influenced Judaism. This fascinatingstudy takes the
reader on a journey from ancient Mesopotamia, through Canaan, into
Egypt, and back to the shores of the Dead Sea in order to explore
the wide-reaching implications of the Copper Scroll. The author
suggests the locations of most of the treasures listed on the
scroll; explores further links between the Essenes of Qumran and
other Jewish sects, such as the Ethiopian Jews; and provides a
fresh understanding of the origins of monotheism--the basis of the
three great religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Robert
Feather is a metallurgist, journalist, and scholar of world
religions. He is the founding editor of The Metallurgist and editor
of Weighing and Measuring. He lives in London.
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