Category Archives: Recommended

Glo available on iPad & iPhone worldwide

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

Glo with British Text for iPad and iPhone is now live on many app stores internationally! Download today, and get Glo Lite for FREE with full offline access to the bestselling NIV Bible. You can see Glo in action in … Continue reading →

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Excavating the City of David – Where Jerusalem’s History Began

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

Recently we returned from a trip to Australia – hence the absence of blogs – and I was excited to receive this long-awaited book in the post. Ronny Reich, Excavating the City of David – Where Jerusalem’s History Began Ronny … Continue reading →

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City of David: The Story of Ancient Jerusalem

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

For my birthday last month, I received a magnificent tome called: City of David: The Story of Ancient Jerusalem by Ahron Horovitz (edited by Dr. Eyal Meiron), Jerusalem: Megalim-City of David Institute for Jerusalem Studies, 2009, 325 pp. Amazon price $56.07. If … Continue reading →

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GLO for Mac, iPad and iPhone

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

As a dedicated Mac user, I am pleased to announce that GLO is now available for Mac owners. Glo is an interactive Bible with a world of media, resources and tools – HD video and documentaries, high resolution images, zoomable … Continue reading →

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Earthquake preparedness in Israel

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

I used our new CD-ROM, The Seven Churches of Revelation – Walking among the Lampstands, to teach part of a course on The Archaeology of the New Testament yesterday. Having read this article in Arutz Sheva on Israel’s earthquake preparedness, … Continue reading →

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The Seven Churches of Revelation – New CD-Rom

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

Response to our existing CDs has been heartwarming, with many requests for more teaching tools like these. Having visited the Seven Churches of Revelation in 2010 and having been immersed in this subject before and since, we had to make … Continue reading →

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Jewish Book Week in London

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

Beginning next Saturday, February 26th and lasting for 9 days, the JBW2011 has a sparkling programme. There are two talks that I would love to attend: • Jerusalem, the Biography, by Simon Sebag Montefiore (the great-great nephew of the founder … Continue reading →

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Volume on The Temple in Jerusalem in honour of Prof. Louis Feldman now out

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

The Temple of Jerusalem: From Moses to the Messiah: Studies in Honor of Professor Louis H. Feldman (Brill Reference Library of Judaism) [Hardcover] On the weekend of May 11 – 12, 2008, I attended a conference at the Yeshiva University, New … Continue reading →

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Recommended: Biblical Turkey, A Guide to the Jewish and Christian Sites of Asia Minor

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Leen Ritmeyer

Mark Wilson: Biblical Turkey, A Guide to the Jewish and Christian Sites of Asia Minor, Ege Yayinlari, 2010. Biblical Turkey is one of those rare books that will move only from our desks to our rucksacks. It might not ever make … Continue reading →

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Iran from the air

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Leen Ritmeyer

Received this from Jack Sasson [agade]: The full length documentary “Baadeh Sabaah ” [Lover's Wind, Vent des Amoureux, 1970]  by the late French filmmaker, Albert La Morisse [1922-1970], has been posted online in Persian and English. It runs 70.57 minutes. The documentary was  mostly shot from a helicopter and … Continue reading →

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