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Raiders of the Hidden Ark: The Story of the Parker Expedition to Jerusalem

Graham Addison

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Description:The mystery surrounding the Ark of the Covenant’s location is among the world’s greatest and most enduring. One of the Bible’s most sacred and powerful objects has not been seen for over 2,500 years. The missing Ark has inspired many quests and even a famous film.Perhaps the most remarkable of the quests to find the Ark is the Parker expedition. Its story seems stranger than fiction and includes aristocrats, poets, psychics, secret cyphers in the Bible, a deadly curse, bribery, gun-running, riots, and madness. It sounds unbelievable but the Parker expedition is real. Rudyard Kipling, who knew several expedition members, wrote ‘Talk of fiction! Fiction isn’t in it’.In 1908, a Finnish scholar convinced a group of young Englishmen from wealthy and titled families he had uncovered secret cyphers in the Bible showing where the Ark was hidden. They were educated at Eton, had fought in elite units of the British military and socialised with European royalty and rich Americans. One had thwarted an assassination attempt on Queen Victoria, another had helped spark the Boer War, and most of the funding came from the family of one of the richest men to have ever lived in Australia. They headed for Jerusalem on a private yacht to dig for the Ark. With them were a Swiss psychic, a Finnish poet, and a Swedish captain who had experienced the darkest heart of colonial madness in the Belgian Congo.During the course of their years of digging for the Ark the Parker expedition unwittingly ‘scattered sparks in the religious tinder-heap’ that is Jerusalem. Its impact still has echoes today. They caused riots and disorder resulting in headlines around the world and a parliamentary enquiry:‘Have Englishmen Found the Ark of the Covenant?’ - New York Times 7th May 1911‘Englishmen Are Said To Have Looted the Sacred Mosque at Jerusalem’ - Chicago Tribune 4th May 1911‘Treasure Trove in Jerusalem, Alleged Profanation of a Famous Mosque, Moslem Alarm’ - Daily Express 4th May 1911‘Theft of Relics in the Jerusalem Mosque of Omar’ - Vossische Zeitung 2nd May 1911Previously untold in English in its entirety, Graham Addison examines who the adventurers were, why they went, what really happened while they were in Jerusalem and what happened to them afterwards.Reviews‘The Parker expedition ranks as the weirdest of all archaeological excavations, yet the details of what took place in Jerusalem in the early 1900s have remained mysterious. Thanks to Graham Addison’s meticulous sleuthing, we now have a much clearer–and even more fascinating–glimpse into an expedition that rocked the world.’ – Andrew Lawler, author of Under Jerusalem: The Buried History of the World’s Most Contested City‘In 'Raiders of the Hidden Ark', Graham Addison has revealed the incredible story of the ill-fated Parker expedition to find the Ark of the Covenant. Meticulously researched, and expertly told, this book is a masterpiece of historical research and story-telling. Compelling reading.’ - Felicity Cobbing, Chief Executive & Curator, Palestine Exploration Fund‘This is the story of a remarkable adventure, exciting, harrowing, beautifully written and thoroughly researched. Graham Addison displays not only an acute understanding of period and location but also of the levels of society in which his fascinatingly complex characters were part. His account of this extraordinary undertaking, and for many its tragic aftermath, is a truly impressive undertaking.’ - Lady Selina Hastings, author‘The most complete account of the Parker expedition I have read. It brings to light many new aspects of the expedition.' - Ronny Reich, Emeritus Professor of Archaeology, University of Haifa and Excavator of the City of David (1995-2010)We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Raiders of the Hidden Ark: The Story of the Parker Expedition to Jerusalem. To get started finding Raiders of the Hidden Ark: The Story of the Parker Expedition to Jerusalem, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Edgcumbe Press

Release: 2021

ISBN: 1919649522

Description: The mystery surrounding the Ark of the Covenant’s location is among the world’s greatest and most enduring. One of the Bible’s most sacred and powerful objects has not been seen for over 2,500 years. The missing Ark has inspired many quests and even a famous film.Perhaps the most remarkable of the quests to find the Ark is the Parker expedition. Its story seems stranger than fiction and includes aristocrats, poets, psychics, secret cyphers in the Bible, a deadly curse, bribery, gun-running, riots, and madness. It sounds unbelievable but the Parker expedition is real. Rudyard Kipling, who knew several expedition members, wrote ‘Talk of fiction! Fiction isn’t in it’.In 1908, a Finnish scholar convinced a group of young Englishmen from wealthy and titled families he had uncovered secret cyphers in the Bible showing where the Ark was hidden. They were educated at Eton, had fought in elite units of the British military and socialised with European royalty and rich Americans. One had thwarted an assassination attempt on Queen Victoria, another had helped spark the Boer War, and most of the funding came from the family of one of the richest men to have ever lived in Australia. They headed for Jerusalem on a private yacht to dig for the Ark. With them were a Swiss psychic, a Finnish poet, and a Swedish captain who had experienced the darkest heart of colonial madness in the Belgian Congo.During the course of their years of digging for the Ark the Parker expedition unwittingly ‘scattered sparks in the religious tinder-heap’ that is Jerusalem. Its impact still has echoes today. They caused riots and disorder resulting in headlines around the world and a parliamentary enquiry:‘Have Englishmen Found the Ark of the Covenant?’ - New York Times 7th May 1911‘Englishmen Are Said To Have Looted the Sacred Mosque at Jerusalem’ - Chicago Tribune 4th May 1911‘Treasure Trove in Jerusalem, Alleged Profanation of a Famous Mosque, Moslem Alarm’ - Daily Express 4th May 1911‘Theft of Relics in the Jerusalem Mosque of Omar’ - Vossische Zeitung 2nd May 1911Previously untold in English in its entirety, Graham Addison examines who the adventurers were, why they went, what really happened while they were in Jerusalem and what happened to them afterwards.Reviews‘The Parker expedition ranks as the weirdest of all archaeological excavations, yet the details of what took place in Jerusalem in the early 1900s have remained mysterious. Thanks to Graham Addison’s meticulous sleuthing, we now have a much clearer–and even more fascinating–glimpse into an expedition that rocked the world.’ – Andrew Lawler, author of Under Jerusalem: The Buried History of the World’s Most Contested City‘In 'Raiders of the Hidden Ark', Graham Addison has revealed the incredible story of the ill-fated Parker expedition to find the Ark of the Covenant. Meticulously researched, and expertly told, this book is a masterpiece of historical research and story-telling. Compelling reading.’ - Felicity Cobbing, Chief Executive & Curator, Palestine Exploration Fund‘This is the story of a remarkable adventure, exciting, harrowing, beautifully written and thoroughly researched. Graham Addison displays not only an acute understanding of period and location but also of the levels of society in which his fascinatingly complex characters were part. His account of this extraordinary undertaking, and for many its tragic aftermath, is a truly impressive undertaking.’ - Lady Selina Hastings, author‘The most complete account of the Parker expedition I have read. It brings to light many new aspects of the expedition.' - Ronny Reich, Emeritus Professor of Archaeology, University of Haifa and Excavator of the City of David (1995-2010)We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Raiders of the Hidden Ark: The Story of the Parker Expedition to Jerusalem. To get started finding Raiders of the Hidden Ark: The Story of the Parker Expedition to Jerusalem, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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