Ward SanfordDec 6, 20203 minThe Dome of the Rock's Octagonal Base and Eight Gates: Vestiges of a Roman Temple?No one disputes the fact that Moslems captured Jerusalem in 638 CE and that Caliph Abd Al-Malik completed the first domed shrine over the...
Ward SanfordNov 29, 20205 minThe Temple Mount Paradox: SolvedSouthern end of the western wall with a shadowed Robinson’s Arch The Temple Mount in Jerusalem stands today with massive retaining walls...
Ward SanfordNov 21, 20205 minThomas Lewin: Historical Detective and Josephus Scholar ExtraordinaireFrom Vanity Fair 1870: A London Barrister Thomas Lewin was an extraordinary investigative historian of nineteenth century London whose...