The Lost Ark of the Covenant: Solving the 2,500 Year Old Mystery of The Fabled Biblical Ark - Hardcover

Parfitt, Tudor

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0061371033 ISBN 13: 9780061371035

Publisher: Harperone, 2008

Synopsis

A respected professor of religious studies in London and author of the documentary In Search of the Sons of Abraham traces his adventurous search for the original Ten Commandments tablets, a life-threatening quest during which he received assistance from a host of secular and political supporters. 100,000 first printing.

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Review:

Reviews for Tudor Parfitt’s previous books:

‘Parfitt ...is a British Indiana Jones seeking the Lost Tribes of Israel' Wall Street Journal

'A rare mixture of scholarship and travelogue. There isn't a dull line in the book.' Sunday Telegraph

'Parfitt reveals a rare talent for combining rigorous academic standards with a sense of drama, an elegant style and, most pleasing of all, the eye for fine detail of a first-class travel writer.' Mail on Sunday

'This is an exceptionally good book, lucidly written and exhibiting all the craftsmanship of a first-rate detective novel.' Weekend Telegraph

About the Author:

Tudor Parfitt is Professor of Jewish Studies at London's prestigious School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and Fellow of the Oxford Centre of Hebrew and Jewish Studies, and has written widely on the history of the Jews of Africa and Asia. In 2006 he was appointed Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Harvard University. As a broadcaster he wrote and presented ‘In Search of the Sons of Abraham’ for Channel Four, has written a number of documentaries for the BBC and was the subject of an episode of CBS's 60 Minutes. He has travelled widely through remote areas of Africa and Asia and divides his time between London and the Templar region of the South Aveyron.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harperone
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0061371033
• ISBN 13: 9780061371035
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 380