Comments on: Lectures by Dr. Leen Ritmeyer

By: juan

juan — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:38:48 +0000

Many thanks from Spain

By: Leen Ritmeyer

Leen Ritmeyer — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:26:21 +0000

The paved Herodian street was certainly planned in the early stages of the building of the Herodian Temple Mount. The paving itself was laid during or just after the time of Pilate, as some coins with his inscription were found below the pavers. So, the street certainly was used during the time of Christ, but the paving slabs may have been laid just afterwards.

By: juan

juan — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:04:02 +0000

Mr. Ritmeyer: What´s your opinion about the paved street uncovered along the western wall temple? Do you think that it is from the time of Jesus?.
Thank you.

By: Leen Ritmeyer

Leen Ritmeyer — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:44:18 +0000

The Eastern Wall of the Temple Mount is the most interesting of all the walls, as it has masonry from three different periods: Iron Age (Hezekiah), Hasmonean and Herodian. The three masonry types reflect the exact location of the original square Temple Mount and its subsequent extensions. It would be most rewarding to dig a long underground tunnel, like the one along the Western Wall and would like to supervise such an excavation myself.

By: BOruch Fishman

BOruch Fishman — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:46:13 +0000

I am very interested that you are lecturing on the Eastern Wall. In the recent efforts to get permission for Gabbai Barchai to excavate on the Temple Mount, consideration had to be given to whether, based in large part on what is known about the Eastern Wall, it is possible to convince the Antiquities Authority that we know precisely where we want to dig, when we look for the altar. I read article you published earlier. And I would like to see your current material, because, I had to conclude that we would be a little imprecise. Especially in the North South direction.