By Leen & Kathleen Ritmeyer
Nehemiah was the great reformer who rallied the people to repair the walls of Jerusalem that were broken down in the Babylonian destruction of 586 B.C. In this guide, the authors are first immersed in the historical background to the time of Nehemiah. Then, in an imaginative reconstruction, one of the builders of the wall (a Tekoite) describes for us some of the moving events of those stirring times. The primary focus of the book, however, is a detailed archaeological tour of Nehemiah's Jerusalem. Profusely illustrated with photographs of a recently constructed model, the book also contains rare photographs of archaeological remains extant from the period.
Paperback, 72 pages
Leen Ritmeyer is an archaeological architect, lecturer and teacher. He has been involved in all of Jerusalem's major excavations, producing site plans and reconstruction drawings for all of them.
Kathleen Ritmeyer has been a partner with Leen in their firm, Ritmeyer Archaeological Design, producing educational materials on the subject of biblical archaeology.