With this magnificently unique volume, leen ritmeyer provides us with the ideal textbook from which to understand the development of the man. Leen ritmeyers vision when he set out to write the quest was to let the ancient stones tell their story he has achieved that. Ritmeyers experience as architect of the temple mount excavations following the sixday war, coupled with his exploration of parts of the mount now hardly. The questrevealing the temple mount in jerusalem has. Leen ritmeyer books list of books by author leen ritmeyer. Comprehensive in scope, the book begins with the temple mount. A resource was needed to bring together all that is now know about the development of the manmade plateau that is the focus of the worlds interest the temple mount in jerusalem. See all books authored by leen ritmeyer, including secrets of jerusalems temple mount, and the quest. Few authors are better qualified than leen ritmeyer whose monumental. Jerusalemthe temple mount is the first modern guide to thetemple mount for visitors of all religions. No book is better suited to the study, understanding, and development of the manmade plateau that is the focus of the world s interest the temple mount in jerusalem than the quest.
This book is a quest for the lost thing to find a place where it belongs. Against those broad requirements i rate the quest as outstanding. This book is without doubt the preeminent resource on the temple mount in jerusalem available today. Revealing the temple mount in jerusalem leen ritmeyer carta jerusalem, 2012. The quest by leen ritmeyer 1 edition first published in. David cadji newbys top 10 quests in childrens books. This will be at least until march 31st, and possibly beyond that. Leen ritmeyer this serious book presents a vivid view of the holy temple in jerusalem through the ages, and also serves as a textbook.
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Ritmeyer archaeological design began in 1983, producing posters and booklets as a response to the demand for educational materials on the subject of biblical archaeology. Ritmeyer considers literary evidencethe bible, josephus and parts of the mishnahas well as archaeological evidence. This is a terrific book and i would highly recommend it to bible artists. This magnificent volume is also a scholarly textbook. Ritmeyers experience as architect of the temple mount excavations, coupled with his exploration of parts of the mount and his doctoral research make him singularly qualified for the task. Dr ritmeyer has uncovered what appears to be very strong evidence pointing to the actual positioning of the ark of the covenant in the holy. Even compared to materials offered through religious jewish communities focused on the topic of the holy temple, leens book is far and away the most authoritative analysis to date. Quest books and gifts quest bookshop news due to health concerns, trying to limit the spread of the coronavirus, and, of course, legal requirements, we have decided to close the quest bookshop for the duration of the crisis. I ordered the quest because the book was highly recommended by others on the. Revealing the temple mount in jerusalem by leen ritmeyer abebooks. By purchasing books through this website, you support our nonprofit.
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Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Quest is a magazine of philosophy, religion, science, and the arts, established in 1986, which has replaced theamerican theosophist, established in 1912. Ritmeyers experience as architect of the temple mount excavations following the sixday war, coupled with his exploration of parts of the mount now hardly accessible and his doctoral. Without a doubt, the quest is easily the finest singular source on the topic in the world today. Illustrator of the book as well as its author, his reconstruction drawings make the stones of the temple mount cast off the mantle of time and leap to vibrant life. Weaving together archaeological data with historical sources ritmeyer produces an authoritative and exhaustive reconstruction in word and picture. With the features of the herodian temple mount clearly understood, the reader is led to the quest for the earlier, square temple mount, described by josephus and the mishnah. Understanding the holy temple jesus knew 2017 understanding the holy temple of the old testament 2016. Ritmeyers experience as architect of the temple mount excavations following the sixday war, coupled with his exploration of parts of the mount now hardly accessible and his doctoral research no book is better suited to the study, understanding, and development of the manmade plateau that is the focus of the world s interest the temple mount in jerusalem than the quest. Ritmeyers experience as architect of the temple mount excavations following the sixday war, coupled with his exploration of parts of the mount now hardly accessible and his doctoral research. Ritmeyers experience as architect of the temple mount excavations following the sixday war, coupled with his exploration of parts of the mount now hardly accessible and his doctoral research into the problems of the temple mount make him singularly qualified for the task. Comprehensive in scope, the book begins with the temple mount at its zenith, under king herod the great. The quest is an outstanding volume that will be appreciated by both academics and students. The quest is his personal chronicle of the research he has done, the challenges he has faced, and the answers he believes he has discovered.
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