I don't believe that. Whittemore himself was sceptic - evidenced by the description of the Sinai Bible in Sinai Tapestry. The books, however, are a love letter to Jerusalem. He was very taken with the place, according to people who knew him.

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: A quite un-Whittemorian conclusion.
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: Perhaps you are right. I will look forward
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: I was referencing your First Impressions of
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: Alzeimers doesn't run in my family. I
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: If you come to Jerusalem you won't have to
: wait till you have Alzeimer's to experience
: it like the first time you read it!
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