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Is the site of the Dome of the Rock that of
Herod's Temple? Do Palestinians control the ancient site of God's
Temples? Is the famous Western Wall, part of today's Haram
esh-Sharif venerated by Jews, part of the Temple Mount in Herod's
day? Not according to the evidence developed by historical and
biblical scholar Ernest L. Martin.
In this exciting new analysis of the historical
and archaeological data Martin falsifies the theory that the
Temples of God were on the Haram esh-Sharif. In a carefully
reasoned account Martin shows that the magnificent structure
traditionally understood by Christians, Jews, and Muslims, to be
the venue of the Temples of God, was actually the Roman Antonia
fortress. Herod named this Roman military structure after Mark
Anthony.
Martin's exhaustive analysis of historical records lays
out the case for the rejection of the theories that the temples
were on the site of Haram esh-Sharif. Martin offers a new
explanation which could lead to the building of a new Temple not
interfering with Palestinian control of the Haram esh-Sharif.
Martin's extraordinarily significant work places the Temples on
the Ophel over the Gihon spring. This is an area 600 feet south of
the southern wall of the Haram esh-Sharif on a site controlled by
the Israeli government. |