Biblical Archaeology Review

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Footnote 5 - Locating the Original Temple Mount

John C. Laughlin, “The Remarkable Discoveries at Tel Dan,” BAR 07:05.

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Footnote 4 - Locating the Original Temple Mount

Warren observed this slight bend with his surveying instruments. Presumably it could be confirmed by remeasurement today. However, for political reasons, it is not feasible to undertake this exercise now.

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Footnote 3 - Locating the Original Temple Mount

An ashlar is a rectangular block of hewn stone.

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Footnote 2 - Locating the Original Temple Mount

The Mishnah is the collection of Jewish oral laws compiled and written down by Rabbi Judah the Prince in about 200 A.D.

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Footnote 1 - Locating the Original Temple Mount

See Kathleen and Leen Ritmeyer, “Reconstructing Herod’s Temple Mount in Jerusalem,” BAR 15:06.

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Footnote 2 - What We Should Do Next Time Great Manuscripts Are Discovered

The Catholic church’s Index, a list of heretical works first published in 1559 and periodically revised by the Congregation of the Inquisition, included ten guidelines for regulating censorship.