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The Mystery of the Copper Scroll of Qumran: The Essene Record of the Treasure of Akhenaten | 
 enlarge | Author: Robert Feather
Publisher: Bear & Company
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Rating:  10 reviews
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6 x 1.2
ISBN: 1591430143
Dewey Decimal Number: 296.155
EAN: 9781591430148
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Includes 16-page color insert and 42 black-and-white illustrations Introduces a radical new perspective on the historical foundations of monotheism, based on the enigma of the Copper Scroll of the Essenes. * Confirms the link between ancient Judaism and the pharoah Akhenaten. * Decodes the system of measurements encrypted on the Copper Scroll that has confounded scholars for over 50 years, leading to the identification of fabulous lost treasures. * Points to a radical new understanding of the origins of monotheism. The famous Dead Sea Scrolls comprise the oldest collection of Biblical documents ever discovered. Of the Dead Sea Scrolls, none has baffled experts more than the 2,000-year-old Copper Scroll, discovered in 1952 by a team of Bedouin led by Henri de Contenson of the Ecole Biblique in East Jerusalem. Appearing to be a list of buried treasure engraved on copper pieces, the Copper Scroll is considered to be the work of a secretive Jewish sect of devout Essenes, who lived by the Dead Sea around the time of Jesus. No one has been able to explain its meaning or discover any of the 64 locations where the Biblical treasures it lists were buried. Robert Feather, combining his background as a metallurgist with his journalistic expertise, has unraveled the enigma of the Copper Scroll in a fascinating study that takes the reader on a journey from ancient Mesopotamia, through Canaan, into Egypt, and back to the shores of the Dead Sea. His exploration links the scroll to the ancient Egyptian king Akhenaten, confirming a long suspected influence of this pharaoh's religious beliefs on those of the Hebrews. The author's findings not only reveal the locations of most of the treasures listed on the Copper Scroll, but they also point to a radical new understanding of the origins of monotheism-the basis of the three great religions of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity.
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 Greatest Treasure Hunt December 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you're the type of person who likes a good treasure hunt, than this is the book for you. Robert Feather has compiled a wealth of information about Egypt and the Holy lands in a nutshell. This book is valuable for both legitimate archaeological research organizations, or for amateurs like me who simply love to study the ancient texts. Robert Feather also gives full credit to John Allegro as few modern scholars do. It's disgraceful how many modern authors on Dead Sea Scroll topics never mention John Allegro or just include his name in a single footnote. As a scientist Robert Feather creates a matrix of the calendars, languages, writing systems, weights and measures, and many other attributes of the place and time. With this data properly organized he's able to correlate the exact amount of precious metal mentioned in the some of the copper scroll's inventory, with past archaeological discoveries. The framework created is elegant and harmonizes many other elements of the Holy Lands and Egypt. Bravo!
Robert Feather Review October 31, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
For some reason I always have trouble getting a review posted here. I've been trying all Summer to get posted.
...Anyway I will comment on Mister Feather rather than "Copper Scroll". After reading 'Jesus @ Qumran' and 'Copper Scroll', I realized that Robert Feather spends so much time in research that it's hard to believe that he writes so well and speaks to the layman in DSS study in such easily understandable language. I've read both books twice and am looking forward to a third venture in each one. I'll keep this review short so maybe it will get posted.
...I suggest that everyone read both books as soon as possible: the writing is magnetic, it draws you in to the "Big Picture".
Hope this one gets posted,
Mark Twang
aka...Henry Parker
ps...looking forward to any new writing.
 Mystery of... September 27, 2007
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
The title alone shows how careless this book is. Feather attempts to connect the Copper Scroll to Qumran. Even though the cave sits above the main highway linking Jerusalem and Dead Sea, and would have been an obvious
place to stash anything before fleeing south. In several places he actually encourages the reader to go
"treasure hunting". Calling artifacts "treasure", is not something a legit scholar does. "Treasure
hunting" is also destructive.
Its my opinion Robert Feather is a dangerous anti-semite.
 Is Ahkenaten the founder of Essenism? July 9, 2007
This book details Mr. Feather's research into the Copper Scroll. He builds a fairly strong argument for considering the Amarna period as the background for the rise of the Essenic tendency in Judiasm. Overall, I think his case has merits. There are a few errors, such as how he gets the name of Ahkenaten out of the Greek lettering on the scroll. His conclusion that the "g" is a reference to Mt. Gerizim, however, is unique and helpful. He should follow up on how the other Greek letters function as section headings, rather than how the name is embedded in the sequence.
Was akhenaten the real founder of the 3 well-known world religions?!!!!!!!!!! May 20, 2006
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
Robert feather has done remarkable analyses by deciphering the mystery of the copper scroll. He is basically proving, based on the copper scroll of Qumran and other scientific evidences, that the priests of Akhetaten (and more likely the rest of believers of Akhenaten) had already immigrated with Moses to the land of Canaan(Palestine) and mixed with the Jews during the Exodus. However, those followers of Akhenaten decided to be isolated in caves in Qumran between Jordon and Palestine and they formed what is known as the "Sons of Light" or "Essenes" sect. The author, based on his calculations from the bible, postulates that Akhenaten met Joseph and his father Jacob (Israel). Moreover, the author considers Moses as an Egyptian prince affected by Akhenaten's religion. However, the author did not provide hints to answer from where Akhenaten got his information about the monotheism. To account for the source of knoweldge of Moses about Monotheism, the author simply mentioned that Moses can not gain his knowledge about monotheism during his escape time in Madian..Thus, the only source of Moses' knoweldge, based on the author's point of view, had to be Akhenaten's followers!! The author also did not forget to defame Aberham and show him as a founder of NOTHING to support his claim_that is, Akhenaten was the real founder of the major 3 world religions (Islam, Judaism, and Christianity). The author provided many examples to show that how Judaism and Christianity had been affected by Egyptian traditions, especially Akhenaton teachings. Meanwhile, The auther did not provide a single example to support his claim that Atonism(the monothesitic principles of Akhenaten) had affected Islam. There are many points of totally disagreements with the author's conclusions. First, the bible is not a reliable source to count on to calculate the exact dates of the time of Abraham, Joseph, and Moses. The author himself stated that the number of Jews, based on the bible, who were in Egypt at the time of exodus was about 600,000 and that number is an exaggerated number in relative to the number of Egyptians themselves at that time. Besides, the area of the desert where the exodus had taken place can not harbor such number! Meanwhile the author considers "Ramses II" was not the pharoah of exodus_ I agree with him however, the jews themeslves do beleive that Ramses II was the pharoah of exodus based on the bible.
Second, It was so obvious that the author avoided mentioning anything about the second wife of Abraham (Hajjer) and the older son of Abraham (Ishmael)...
Third, One of the hypotheses that the author avoided is Akhenaten could be familiar with either Abraham teachings or Enoch teachings. The teachings of Enoch (Iddris in Arabic) were common among ancient Egyptians and the teachings of Abraham could be common as well in ancient Egypt. The marriage of Abraham and Hajjer(what the author did not mention about Aberham) could explain why ancient Egyptians were more likely affected by Aberham principles and teachings before Akhenaten's era. If Akhenaten were familiar with the Islamic teachings (the teachings of Enoch and Abraham), no wonder, then, Akhenaten had welcome Joseph and his father Jacob(not only because Joseph were a Genius and solved the problem(the pharaoh's dream), but because Joseph and Jacob were the pharaoh's relatives(Marriage of Abraham to Hajjer made a very strong tie between Egyptians and Abraham's off-springs_that is, Jacob was the son of Isaac who was the young brother of Ishmael). Thus, the good relation between Jacob and Akhenaten was not just because of the talent of Joseph! It seems that the ancient Egyptians, after the Akhenaten's era, were familiar with the second name of Jacob(i.e Israel) as indicated by the Mernpitah's log(word "Israel" had been mentioned for the first time of the ancient Egyptian history in that log_ as the author honestly explained_ to describe "Jacob" as a person not "Israel" as a palce!). I was highly interested to find in this book more about the temple of Akhenaten.... Had Akhenaton allowed drawing religious images on the wall of his temple, was there any similarity (especially in the construction) between the original temple of Solomon and that of Akhenaten? These questions sound irrelevant the topic, but they could shed light on the identity of Akhenaten's movement/religion. The answers for these questions besides, the REAL teachings of Enoch, Aberham, Akhenaten, and the missing information that could link the 3 well-known world religions will be more likely found in the rest of Dead sea scroll secrets that had been aready discovered, but still concealed from the public....
In conclusion, this book is really one of the most intersting books that should be read by everyone interested in ancient Egyptian histroy and the biblical exodus as well. The main message of the book is simply not only the jews but also the religious Egyptians, preists and beleivers of the monotheistic principles of Akhenaten, had immegrated with Moses during the exodus to the land of Canaan and they formed what is called "Essene" sect. Essenes had established their own life away from the Jews in Qumaran caves. The most important proof that Auther provided to support his thesis is his decoding the Copper Scroll mystery of Qumaran which shows precisely the secret locations of the Akhenaten treasures in Tel Al-Amarna, Egypt.
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