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Books : Unholy Business: A True Tale of Faith, Greed and Forgery in the Holy Land |
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 933
EAN: 9780061458453
ISBN: 0061458457
Label: Collins
Manufacturer: Collins
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: November 01, 2008
Publisher: Collins
Release Date: October 21, 2008
Studio: Collins
Sales Rank: 152750
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In 2002, an ancient limestone box called the James Ossuary was trumpeted on the world's 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 Sotheby's.
Set in Israel, with its 30,000 archaeological digs crammed with biblical-era artifacts, and full of colorful characters—scholars, 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 Jerusalem's Old City to New York's Fifth Avenue, and reveals biblical archaeology as it is pulled apart by religious believers on one side and scientists on the other.
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This book has some very interesting info about a recent spate of Biblical forgeries from the Holy Land and general information about the antiguities trade in the region. While the subject is to me very interesting it is unfortunate that the book seems to be written as a "who's who" of players, a feature which (to me) detracts from the overall story. This book could easily be edited and rewritten to a volume half its size.
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While you think an archeologist or a religious historian should have written this book, it wasn't. Burleigh who is a reporter wrote it. And the book reads like a compilation of her notes. The author also seemed too be trying to write two different types of books at the same time. She would have done herself a favor by breaking out the two separate subjects, performed more research and written two.
The books should have been broken into one on the theft and selling of minor antiquities ... Read More
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Unholy Business is about archaeological dig sites in Jerusalem, people selling fake artifacts, and discusses the James Ossuary (the recently popular discovery of a tomb that supposedly had the lineage of Jesus carved into it). Burleigh is a great writer and brought to life a touchy subject that many people don't know much about. The only real down side to this book is the fact that it can get fairly dry at certain points, much like the dig sites Burleigh talks about. You want to skip ahead to the good ... Read More
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Unholy Business is the story of a simple fraud that unfortunately takes place in so complex a milieu that no book-length treatment can adequately prepare a reader to make the kinds of judgments invited by the author. Reading this book like taking a 100 mph bus tour of a foreign country with the understanding that no stops are scheduled; one is continually faced with regret over an interesting idea, theme or person into which the author simply cannot delve. That said, the book betrays the skill of an author ... Read More
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Burleigh's 'Unholy Business' plays to her writing strengths and background as a journalist. Unlike her last book ('Mirage,' in which her skills as an historian were less impressive than her ability to report on the present), 'Unholy Business' is a less frustrating read. I don't need to discuss the storyline--enough reviewers have already covered it. What is worth mentioning is the way she makes the unfolding of this particular mystery enticing: she reveals in layers who was behind the James Ossuary and how Israeli ... Read More
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