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Tables of Contents for The Biblical Engineer
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of Figures
ix
Acknowledgments
xv
Foreword
xvii
Temple of Herod
xix
Operation of the Temple
xxi
The Biblical Engineer
1
7
The Land and Its Natural Resources
8
13
Land of Milk and Honey
8
5
Climate
13
1
Natural Resources
14
6
Minerals
14
3
Timber
17
1
Metals
17
3
Summary
20
1
Construction Equipment and Transportation
21
32
Part 1---Construction Equipment
21
15
Hasmonean Royalty
21
1
Herod's Engineers
22
1
Hand Tools
22
3
Machines and Engines
25
1
Transporting Stone Blocks
25
1
Scaffolding
26
1
Ropes
26
2
Block and Tackle
28
1
Capstans, Winches, and Treadwheels
29
1
Derricks and Cranes
30
3
Rigging
33
1
Levers
34
1
Pile Drivers
34
2
Part 2---Transportation
36
17
Draft Animals
37
1
Rollers, Rails, and Sleds
38
1
Wheeled Vehicles
39
7
Manpower
46
2
Roadways
48
1
Ships and Harbors
49
2
Engineering in the Far East
51
1
Summary
52
1
Engineering, Planning, and Logistics
53
18
Vitruvius
53
2
Archimedes
55
1
Thales
55
1
Hero
55
1
Pliny
56
1
Numerals
57
2
Mathematics
59
3
Writing Materials
62
1
Measurement of Lengths
63
3
Surveying
66
1
Building Codes
67
3
Summary
70
1
Construction Materials
71
11
Quarrying Limestone
71
3
Stone Masonry
74
1
Columns
75
1
Timber
76
1
Metals
77
1
Fuels
78
1
Glass
78
1
Other Construction Materials
78
1
Gypsum
79
1
Mortar
79
1
Lime
80
1
Summary
81
1
Building the Temple Mount
82
20
Harbor at Caesarea
83
1
The Temple Mount
84
1
The First Temple Mount
85
1
Retaining Walls
86
1
Surveying the Temple Mount Site
86
3
Excavation
89
1
Wall Construction
90
1
Southern Wall
91
1
Gates in the Southern Wall
91
1
Plaza and Staircase
92
1
Western Wall
92
3
Warren's Gate
93
1
Robinson's Arch
93
1
Barclay's Gate
93
1
Wilson's Arch
94
1
Fourth Gate
95
1
Tyropoeon Street
95
1
Tunnels
95
1
Eastern Wall
96
1
Golden Gate
96
1
Susa Gate
96
1
Northern Wall
96
1
Tadi Gate
96
1
Backfilling the Temple Mount
96
1
Underground Chambers and Vaults
97
1
Water Supply
98
1
Reservoirs and Cisterns
99
1
Drainage Systems
100
1
Hezekiah's Tunnel
100
1
Sanitation
101
1
Summary
101
1
Building Antonia Fortress and the Porticos
102
12
Antonia Fortress
102
4
Corner Towers of the Temple Mount
106
1
South Portico
106
1
West Portico
107
1
East Portico
108
1
North Portico
108
1
Soreg
108
1
Columns
109
1
Orders
110
1
Arches
111
1
Ornamentation
112
1
Summary
113
1
The Temple and Courts
114
9
Solomon's Temple
114
2
Destruction and Restoration of the Temple
116
1
Herod's Temple
117
5
Walls
118
1
Roof
119
1
Ulam
119
1
Sanctuary
120
1
Holy of Holies
120
1
Court of the Priests
120
1
Altar of the Burnt Offering
120
1
Court of Israel
121
1
Court of Women
121
1
Court of the Gentiles
122
1
Nicanor Gate
122
1
Balustrade
122
1
Summary
122
1
The Siege of Jerusalem
123
16
Background
123
1
First Act of Rebellion
124
1
Roman Military Strength
124
1
Jewish Military Strength
125
1
Roman Soldiers' Personal Equipment
126
1
Defense of Jerusalem
127
1
Walls of Jerusalem
127
1
Wall Gates
128
1
Defensive Measures
129
1
The Roman Campaign
129
4
Battering Rams
130
1
Catapults and Pike-Hurlers
130
2
Assault Towers or Siege Towers
132
1
Wooden Shields
132
1
The Final Assault
133
2
Destruction of the Temple
135
1
Chronology of the Siege of the Temple Mount
136
1
Epilogue
137
2
Glossary --- Index
139
21
Bibliography
160
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