Tudor Parfitt

The life work of Parfitt has been tracking down the lost tribes of Israel in Africa and Asia. As Professor of Jewish Studies at London’s prestigious School of Oriental and African Studies and Fellow of the Oxford Centre of Hebrew and Jewish Studies, he has written widely on the history of the Jews of Africa and Asia. In 2006 he was appointed Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Harvard University. He has written a number of television documentaries for the BBC, wrote and presented In Search of the Sons of Abraham for Channel Four, and was the subject of an episode of CBS’s 60 Minutes. He has traveled widely through remote areas of Africa and Asia and divides his time between London and the Templar region of the South Aveyron.

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Biography/History

Catholicism

Judaism

The Lost Ark of the Covenant

Solving the 2,500-Year-Old Mystery of the Fabled Biblical Ark

Talking Points

Parfitt is an acclaimed and respected professor and his findings are challenging previous scholarship. He is a gifted writer who has received stellar reviews and praise for his previous work. He can speak about science, scholarly research, and mythology/religion.

Description

The Lost Ark of the Covenant is the real-life account of an astounding quest - Professor Tudor Parfitt’s effort to recover the revered artifact that contained the Ten Commandments sacred to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. This holy object disappeared from the Temple in Jerusalem when the Babylonians invaded in 586 BCC and was lost - apparently forever.

 

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