Steven Avery
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The Josephus Location of Jerusalem's Temples
The re-creation model of Herod’s Temple Mount often displayed today has essentially been accepted as dogma for over 30 years. The model was published and defended by Kathleen and Leen Ritmeyer, archaeologist and architect, in 1992 [1] and championed 14 years later in his well-written and...
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The Josephus Location of Jerusalem's Temples
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Ward Sanford - Jul 28, 2025
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The re-creation model of Herod’s Temple Mount often displayed today has essentially been accepted as dogma for over 30 years. The model was published and defended by Kathleen and Leen Ritmeyer, archaeologist and architect, in 1992 [1] and championed 14 years later in his well-written and well-illustrated book [2]. The problem, in my view, is that the model is rich in speculation and poor in lining up with written accounts from eyewitness historians like Josephus.