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Follow on Google News | New York Times Article Praises Biblical Archaeology Review Editor Hershel Shanks & His AutobiographyThe New York Times has just published an article about Hershel Shanks and his new autobiography. The book is a fascinating account of an archaeology outsider and his scrapes with governments, nomads and scoundrels.
For a copy of the book or to interview Mr. Shanks, please contact Bonnie Mullin at bmullin@bib- --------------------------- Freeing the Dead Sea Scrolls and Other Adventures of an Archaeology Outsider By Hershel Shanks The fascinating account of an archaeology outsider and his scrapes with governments, nomads and scoundrels. Hershel Shanks is the founder and editor of Biblical Archaeology Review. Once a successful Washington attorney, Shanks changed careers after a trip to the Holy Land and devoted himself to the study of Biblical archaeology. When the Dead Sea Scrolls (1947–1956) Elsewhere Shanks’s vigorous defense of the authenticity of the James Ossuary—which is said to have contained the bones of James, the brother of Jesus—is explored in one of the book’s liveliest chapters. $19.95 for a limited time (Regular price $27.95) 272 pages. Hardcover. ISBN 9-78-1441-15217- Continuum Books, 2010 To read the press release in full please go to: http://www.bib- # # # The Biblical Archaeology Society (BAS) was founded in 1974 as a nonprofit, nondenominational, educational organization dedicated to the dissemination of information about archaeology in the Bible lands. End
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