Monthly Archives: February 2007

“Lost Tomb of Jesus” claim

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Leen Ritmeyer

A brief comment on this, as so many people have asked me about it. It would have to be an archaeologist’s worst nightmare. Imagine – your careful academic work, as was Amos Kloner’s supervision of the tomb’s excavation for the … Continue reading →

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Recent discoveries at the Siloam Pool

Posted on February 23, 2007 by Leen Ritmeyer

It was very exciting to see the following picture taken by Todd Bolen of the stairway which was recently uncovered to the immediate west of the Siloam Pool. This grand stairway was first discovered by Bliss and Dickie during the … Continue reading →

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New discoveries in the City of David

Posted on February 19, 2007 by Leen Ritmeyer

On the About page, I mentioned that “things are developing so rapidly in the world of Biblical Archaeology” Yet, some of the finds were not totally unexpected. It was exciting to read last year, and recently again (on Todd Bolen’s … Continue reading →

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Patrich’s Response

Posted on February 17, 2007 by Leen Ritmeyer

Since the previous post I made on the topic of Joseph Patrich’s Temple Location theory, I have been in contact with him to clarify that I do not agree with his position. He replied with the following and has graciously … Continue reading →

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Response to Joseph Patrich’s Temple Location

Posted on February 16, 2007 by Leen Ritmeyer

I have known Joseph Patrich for many years and have worked with him in the past to develop ideas about the construction of Herod’s Temple (Patrich, J. (1986). “The Messibah of the Temple According to the Tractate Middot” in Israel … Continue reading →

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Welcome

Posted on February 16, 2007 by Leen Ritmeyer

Welcome to my new blog. I hope to use this blog to inform people about subjects that interest me, i.e. the Temple Mount, Jerusalem archaeology and Biblical Archaeology in general. I will try to update the blog as frequently as … Continue reading →

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