Author Archives: Leen Ritmeyer

Jerusalem in the time of Christ – New CD-Rom

Conveniently timed to coincide with the beginning of the academic year, our new CD-Rom is now available. We promised to bring out our immensely popular slide set, “Jerusalem in 30 A.D.”, in digital format and we hope you will be … Continue reading

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Virtual Model of the Temple Mount in the Time of Jesus

From Justin Taylor’s blog: For several years UCLA’s Urban Simulation Team has been working on a virtual reconstruction of Jerusalem and the Temple Mount prior to the destruction of A.D. 70. In collaboration with the Israel Antiquities Authority they have … Continue reading

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New RAD Web Design

Thanks to our web designer we have been able to revamp our website and we hope you like the new design. A reconstruction drawing of the Eastern Wall of the Herodian Temple Mount with the Temple appears in the header, which … Continue reading

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Israel Government buries Temple Mount report

The Jerusalem Post has a follow-up on Sunday’s article on the Temple Mount report, as reported in our previous post: Comptroller Temple Mount report stays behind closed doors It reminded me of a volunteer who found a camel’s tooth on … Continue reading

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Jerusalem and the Turks

It is a well-known fact that most British people are unaware that they no longer control an empire. Perhaps they can be excused because, although most colonies separated from Britain after the Second World War, the last colony of Hong … Continue reading

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Report on the Destruction of the Temple Mount

Government ‘tried to bury’ report on Temple Mount excavations This funny pun introduces an article about the suppression by the Government of Israel of a report on the illegal Temple Mount excavations. We had earlier reported here, here, here, here, … Continue reading

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First Temple period wall found in Jerusalem – revisited

One of my blog readers, Arthur Chrysler, made the following comments on a previous post, which I would like to share with other blog readers: The Large Tower, explored by Warren and one hundred years later by Dame Kenyon, is … Continue reading

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Has King Herod lost his claim to the Hippicus Tower?

Joe Lauer alerted me to two recent reports, one that announces that “King Herod has lost his claim to being the original contractor of certain ancient structures in the area” and another that reports about “Revelations of an ever-changing past”. … Continue reading

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The Destruction of the Temple Mount continues

It is feared that the destruction of the Temple Mount by Muslims continues. It has been observed that work is taking place to the east of the Dome of the Rock, where the Court of the Priests and the Altar … Continue reading

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Bible Lands Expedition (BLE) tour

Another BLE Bible Lands Expedition study tour is planned for October 2010, God willing. Dr. Steve Collins and myself will be leading the tour. This is an exciting adventure travelling through Jordan and Israel with the likely outcome that you’ll … Continue reading

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