Approaching Jerusalem

Jerusalem in Brief (No. 13)

Jerusalem on the Madaba Map and a new book about Christian pilgrimage in the pre-Crusader city

Oct 10 • 

Chandler Collins

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August 2025

Jerusalem Tracker: News, Publications, and Media about the Holy City (No. 12)

Helpful lists of new material about Jerusalem

Aug 28 • 

Chandler Collins

July 2025

The Mishneh, a Feature of Ancient Jerusalem

The Mishneh is known from II Kings 22:14 as the residence of the Prophetess Huldah. This post reviews the biblical and archaeological evidence for its…

Jul 25 • 

Chandler Collins

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June 2025

Jerusalem in Brief (No. 12)

Approaching Jerusalem's third birthday, a lecture on Macalister and Duncan's excavations, and a note on Birket al-Hamra

Jun 13 • 

Chandler Collins

May 2025

Jerusalem Tracker: News, Publications, and Media about the Holy City (No. 11)

Helpful lists of new material about Jerusalem

May 30 • 

Chandler Collins

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April 2025

The Scarping of Jerusalem

Monumental construction projects reshaped Jerusalem's terrain by cutting vertical bedrock scarps. This post explores four examples.

Apr 25 • 

Chandler Collins

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Jerusalem in Brief (No. 11)

Pools once visible and now buried in northeastern Jerusalem, 19th-century hotels, and a book on the Cenacle

Apr 13 • 

Chandler Collins

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March 2025

Jerusalem Tracker: News, Publications, and Media about the Holy City (No. 10)

Helpful lists of new material about Jerusalem

Mar 4 • 

Chandler Collins

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February 2025

Jerusalem in Brief (No. 10)

The Ordnance Survey Map of 1865, Kathleen Kenyon's view of ancient Jerusalem, and a new book by Lukas Landmann

Feb 14 • 

Chandler Collins

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January 2025

Jerusalem in Brief (No. 9)

New Year greeting, early photos of the Mount of Olives, the Mosque of the Ascension, and a book on childhood in Jerusalem

Jan 10 • 

Chandler Collins

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December 2024

Notable Contributions to the History of Jerusalem in 2024

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Dec 29, 2024 • 

Chandler Collins

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Jerusalem in Brief (No. 8)

The surrender of Jerusalem during World War I and a book on Jerusalem at the time of Jesus

Dec 14, 2024 • 

Chandler Collins