Several of the location options are tied to political views. The central location theory upholds rabbinic orthodoxy. Kaufman and Sagiv both want to rebuild the Temple and have selected locations where this might be possible. This is more obviously the motivation for [[Ernest Martin]]'s theory that the Temple was not on the Temple Mount at all, but rather in the [[City of David]], which is located just south of the Temple Mount.<ref>"[https://yrm.org/lost-temple-mount-found-pt1/ The Lost Temple Mount Found]"</ref> | Several of the location options are tied to political views. The central location theory upholds rabbinic orthodoxy. Kaufman and Sagiv both want to rebuild the Temple and have selected locations where this might be possible. This is more obviously the motivation for [[Ernest Martin]]'s theory that the Temple was not on the Temple Mount at all, but rather in the [[City of David]], which is located just south of the Temple Mount.<ref>"[https://yrm.org/lost-temple-mount-found-pt1/ The Lost Temple Mount Found]"</ref> |