Category Archives: Research

Recommended: The Online Catalogue of the École Biblique in Jerusalem

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Leen Ritmeyer

Tom Powers, an American citizen living in Jerusalem, runs a lively blog, called View from Jerusalem. Whilst perusing our post Lost in Words – Recommendations from our library, he decided to pass on information about the On-line Catalogue of Jerusalem’s École Biblique, … Continue reading →

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Visit to Turkey

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Leen Ritmeyer

Apologies for my failure to blog in recent months. A research visit to Turkey and its subsequent recording, together with protracted happy family celebrations, account for this. Hope to make the results of our research available for educational use in … Continue reading →

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GLO Easter Experience

Posted on April 3, 2010 by Leen Ritmeyer

The new digital GLO Bible illustrates the events surrounding the Passion Week of Jesus Christ with samples of the media that accompanies scripture. Some of the reconstructions and animated maps that are shown are based on designs by Ritmeyer Archaeological … Continue reading →

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A 2,000 year old Mikveh exposed in the Western Wall tunnels

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Leen Ritmeyer

While I was abroad, the IAA reported that a 2,000 year old mikveh has been found near the Temple Mount: “The miqve was discovered inside the western hall of a splendid structure that is located just c. 20 meters from … Continue reading →

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Building a Sacrificial Altar on Tisha B’av

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Leen Ritmeyer

Here is some really exciting news for those who are watching Temple Mount events. Arutz Sheva, a daily news report from Israel, reports that the Temple Institute plans to build an altar on Tisha b’Av – the 9th day of … Continue reading →

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Solomon’s Temple and Herod’s Temple Mount

Posted on July 28, 2009 by Leen Ritmeyer

This is a post I am thrilled to be able to write! Followers of this blog will know that over the years, we produced educational slide sets that lecturers and teachers used to give presentations or to enhance their own … Continue reading →

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A new Bible program

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Leen Ritmeyer

During the last eight months or so, we have worked as archaeological and historical consultants for a new digital Bible program, called Glo. On the introductory page of the new website, it says: “Glo is an interactive Bible with a … Continue reading →

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German Lecture Tour

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Leen Ritmeyer

From June 19-27, 2009 a lecture tour in Germany has been planned. My wife Kathleen will join me. The first series will take place on June 19, 20 in Schwäbisch Gmünd, for see details here. The lecture titles are: 1. … Continue reading →

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Free online version of the ESV Study Bible

Posted on March 10, 2009 by Leen Ritmeyer

During the month of March, anyone can access the ESV Study Bible for free at this website: http://www.esvstudybible.org/online It was a privilege to have worked on this wonderful project. This is what Justin Taylor (Project Director) wrote: “The ESVSB was … Continue reading →

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The Antonia, Herod’s Temple Mount Fortress

Posted on February 2, 2009 by Leen Ritmeyer

In the Jan/Feb 2009 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, an article was published by Ehud Netzer, called “A New Reconstruction of Paul’s Prison”. Netzer is a respected and successful architect/archaeologist and well-known for his excavations of Herodium and Hasmonean and … Continue reading →

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