Unholy Business. A True Tale Of Faith, Greed, And Forgery In The Holy Land

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Publisher: Smithsonian Books
Publisher Place: New York
Publisher Year: 2008
Edition: First Edition

Description: 270 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout.

Publishers Description: In 2002, an ancient limestone box called the James Ossuary was trumpeted on the worlds front pages as the first material evidence of the existence of Jesus Christ. Today it is exhibit number one in a forgery trial involving millions of dollars worth of high-end, Biblical era relics, some of which literally re-wrote Near Eastern history and which could lead to the incarceration of some very wealthy men and embarrass major international institutions, including the British Museum and Sothebys. Set in Israel, with its 30,000 archaeological digs crammed with biblical-era artifacts, and full of colorful charactersscholars, evangelicals, detectives, and millionaire collectors Unholy Business tells the incredibly story of what the Israeli authorities have called "the fraud of the century." It takes readers into the murky world of Holy Land relic dealing, from the back alleys of Jerusalems Old City to New Yorks Fifth Avenue, and reveals biblical archaeology as it is pulled apart by religious believers on one side and scientists on the other.

ISBN: 9780061458453