@article {679466, title = {The Valediction of Moses: New Evidence on the Shapira Deuteronomy Fragments}, journal = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (ZAW)}, volume = {133}, number = {1}, year = {2021}, pages = {1{\textendash}22}, abstract = {Moses Wilhelm Shapira{\textquoteright}s infamous Deuteronomy fragments have long been deemed forgeries, with Shapira himself serving as the obvious suspect. I provide new evidence that Shapira did not forge the fragments and was himself convinced of their authenticity. Indeed, the evidence for forgery is\ illusory. In a companion monograph, I show that the Shapira fragments are not only authen-tic ancient artifacts but are unprecedented in their significance: They preserve a pre-canonical antecedent of the Book of Deuteronomy.}, url = {https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/zaw-2021-0001/html} }