The Copper Scroll Decoded. One Man's Search for the Fabulous Treasures of Ancient Egypt

Feather, Robert. Foreword by Professor George Brooke of Manchester University

ISBN 10: 0722538022 / ISBN 13: 9780722538029

Published by Thorsons / HarperCollins, London, 1999

About this Item

First edition, first impression with full number line. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, WITHOUT DEDICATION, ON TITLE PAGE. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, small nick to edge of back flap, top back corner slightly bruised, not price clipped (£16.99), no other inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy. 353pp, illustrated. The story of how a lone metallurgist decoded the mysterious Copper Scroll, found in Cave 3 near Qumran, that has baffled scholars since its discovery in 1952.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Copper Scroll Decoded. One Man's Search for the Fabulous Treasures of Ancient Egypt
• Publisher: Thorsons / HarperCollins, London
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0722538022
• ISBN 13: 9780722538029
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

This is the story of how a professional metallurgist, with a fascination for ancient Jewish and Middle Eastern history, managed to decipher a 2,000-year-old metal scroll whose true meaning has baffled the 'experts' for nearly 50 years - and identified where the fabulous treasures listed in it are hidden.

The Copper Scroll is unique amongst the Dead Sea Scrolls, which record the activities of a secretive Jewish sect - the Qumran-Essenes - who lived by the shores of the Dead Sea at the time of Jesus.

By using his metallurgical knowledge, Robert Feather has identified the connection between the Essenes and the most advanced and rich civilization in the ancient world the Egyptians - a connection which will profoundly challenge our most fundamental beliefs in the origins of the major religions.

The treasure hunt unearths not only vast wealth, but powerful historical truths of immense significance, which will necessitate the re-evaluation of many conventional ideas.

About the Author

Robert Feather trained as a metallurgist and has been working as a technical engineering writer for the past twenty years. He has spent many years studying comparative religion, and has close links with the Dead Sea Scroll team based at Manchester University.