Biography of Robert Feather, Archaeologist, Author and Broadcaster
Robert
Feather was born in England and studied at Marylebone Grammar School and Sir
John Cass College, London University, subsequently becoming a Member of the
Institution of Metallurgists and a Chartered Engineer. Working initially in
research for BICC, on precious metals casting, and the British Iron &
Steel Federation he subsequently joined Steel Times as assistant editor and
has spent some 25 years working in journalism and technical publishing. He
has written for a wide cross-section of technical magazines, and was founder
editor of The Metallurgist and Materials Technologist, official Journal of
The Institution of Metallurgists, a director of Chess & Bridge Ltd and
editor of Weighing & Measuring, which dealt with metrology and the science
of measuring.
Throughout this time he has balanced his scientific career with a keen interest
in history and social evolution, studying comparative religions and archaeology.
He is a member of The Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and
Associated Literature, the Society of Biblical Literature, The Egypt Exploration
Society, and The Historical Metallurgy Society. His background and training
as a Metallurgist and Chartered Engineer has given him a unique insight into
the intricacies of The Copper Scroll, one of the most enigmatic of the Dead
Sea Scrolls. This has resulted in him being retained as a consultant on a
number of projects related to ancient metallic objects.
His book, The Mystery of the Copper Scroll of Qumran, was published by Inner
Traditions, of America, in June 2003. A previous book, The Copper Scroll Decoded,
published by HarperCollins in 1999, created a considerable amount of controversy
in academic fields through the connection it makes between the Hebrews and
Egypt. The book has been translated into Dutch, Italian, Japanese and Portuguese,
and a BBC TV documentary, entitled The Pharaoh's Holy Treasure, based on the
book, was first screened in March, 2002 and seen in various other European
countries. The author participated in a BBC/Discovery documentary entitled
The Spear of Jesus, first shown in 2003 and acted as a metallurgical consultant
on a documentary related to Christopher Columbus. More recently he has been
an interviewee in Ramses: Wrath of God or Man? first shown on Discovery US
on 6th December 2004 and shown on Channel 5 in the UK on 2nd Feruary 2006
under the title: Ramses - Death of the First Born. His latest book The Secret
Initiation of Jesus at Qumran was published in America in 2005 and a revised
edition under the same title came out in the UK August, 2006. It investigates
how Jesusism emerged from Judaism.
Publications to Date
Record & Tape Industry Year Book, 1979, Park Publications
The Copper Scroll Decoded, Hardback edition, 1999, HarperCollins
The Copper Scroll Decoded, Softback edition, 1999, HarperCollins
L’Ultimo Mistero Di Qumran, Softback edition, 2000, Piemme, Italy
De Koperen Schatkaart, Hardback edition, 2000, Bosch & Keuning, Netherlands
The Copper Scroll Decoded, 2001, Hardback edition, Kodansha, Japan
The Mystery of the Copper Scroll of Qumran, Softback edition, Inner Traditions,
2003
The Secret Initiation of Jesus at Qumran, August 2005, Inner Traditions
The Secret Initiation of Jesus at Qumran, August 2006, Watkins/Baird
O Mistério do Pergaminho de Cobre de Qumran, July 2006, Madras Editora
Ltda, Brazil
My Life in Jazz, October 2006, Copper Scroll
The Mystery of the Copper Scroll of Qumran, Autumn 2007, Amber Publishing Ltd., Poland
TV Documentaries
The Pharaoh's Holy Treasure, First screened BBC2, March, 2002
The Spear of Jesus, first shown in 2003
Ramses: Wrath of God or Man? first shown on Discovery US on 6th December 2004
Ramses: Death of the First Born, Channel 5, February 2006
Digging for the Truth, Discovery US, 10th April 2007
