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Episode 3

While working in the monastery library at Mount Sinai, Agnes stumbles upon a hidden palimpsest - one ancient document written on top of another.

By Janet Soskice. The true story of the two sisters who discovered one of the earliest known copies of the Bible on Mount Sinai in 1892. Read by Stella Gonet.

After the untimely death of both their husbands, the twins head to the monastery at Mount Sinai. While working in the library, Agnes stumbles upon a hidden palimpsest - one ancient document written on top of another.

A Pier Productions production for 麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 4.

15 minutes

Last on

Thu 9 Apr 2009 00:30

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  • Wed 8 Apr 2009 09:45
  • Thu 9 Apr 2009 00:30

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