David Gurevich
Biographic Data
| ID | 5906990 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Gurevich |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Gurevich |
| SIGNATURE | GUREVICH D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Nvidia (United Kingdom) |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3309-0212 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Enigma of the High-Level Aqueduct to Jerusalem and the Mamilla Water System
In the Early Roman period the High-Level Aqueduct conveyed water to Jerusalem. The widely accepted view has been that before reaching the city, the aqueduct made a detour to the Mamilla Pool and then merged with the Mamilla Street Aqueduct on its way to the city. The article argues that this route is implausible. It presents data from excavations that set a consistent dating of the Mamilla water system to the Byzantine period. The Mamilla Pool an…
Philoumenos of Jacob's Well: The Birth of a Contemporary Ritual Murder Narrative
In 1979, the Orthodox monk Philoumenos Hasapis was violently murdered in Jacob’s Well Church in Nablus. His death was described as a ritual murder performed by a fanatical Jewish-Israeli group. Philoumenos was later sanctified by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem. The story gained publicity among Orthodox Christian communities around the world and was accredited by various NGOs and scholars. However, the factual basis of the event dism…
The Water Pools and the Pilgrimage to Jerusalem in the Late Second Temple Period
A significant number of water pools existed in Jerusalem in the Late Hellenistic and Early Roman periods. The pools constitute an archaeological phenomenon that should be analysed in its own right. No other city in the region had so many stand-alone large pools in its urban landscape. This paper offers an explanation of this phenomenon based on its cultural, historical, and archaeological context. The article discusses the corpus of pools, includ…
Analysis of Jerusalem's Water Systems in Light of Early Works of the PEF Scholars
Analysis of Jerusalem's Water Systems in Light of Early Works of the PEF Scholars." Palestine Exploration Quarterly, 147(3), pp. 254–255
The Water Pools and the Pilgrimage to Jerusalem in the Late Second Temple Period
A significant number of water pools existed in Jerusalem in the Late Hellenistic and Early Roman periods. The pools constitute an archaeological phenomenon that should be analysed in its own right. No other city in the region had so many stand-alone large pools in its urban landscape. This paper offers an explanation of this phenomenon based on its cultural, historical, and archaeological context. The article discusses the corpus of pools, includ…
Analysis of Jerusalem's Water Systems in Light of Early Works of the PEF Scholars
Analysis of Jerusalem's Water Systems in Light of Early Works of the PEF Scholars." Palestine Exploration Quarterly, 147(3), pp. 254–255
Philoumenos of Jacob's Well: The Birth of a Contemporary Ritual Murder Narrative
In 1979, the Orthodox monk Philoumenos Hasapis was violently murdered in Jacob’s Well Church in Nablus. His death was described as a ritual murder performed by a fanatical Jewish-Israeli group. Philoumenos was later sanctified by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem. The story gained publicity among Orthodox Christian communities around the world and was accredited by various NGOs and scholars. However, the factual basis of the event dism…
The Water Pools and the Pilgrimage to Jerusalem in the Late Second Temple Period
A significant number of water pools existed in Jerusalem in the Late Hellenistic and Early Roman periods. The pools constitute an archaeological phenomenon that should be analysed in its own right. No other city in the region had so many stand-alone large pools in its urban landscape. This paper offers an explanation of this phenomenon based on its cultural, historical, and archaeological context. The article discusses the corpus of pools, includ…
The Enigma of the High-Level Aqueduct to Jerusalem and the Mamilla Water System
In the Early Roman period the High-Level Aqueduct conveyed water to Jerusalem. The widely accepted view has been that before reaching the city, the aqueduct made a detour to the Mamilla Pool and then merged with the Mamilla Street Aqueduct on its way to the city. The article argues that this route is implausible. It presents data from excavations that set a consistent dating of the Mamilla water system to the Byzantine period. The Mamilla Pool an…
Art (4 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (3 works) · History (3 works) · History (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Period (music (2 works) · Water management and technologies (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works)