The Temple and the Church’s Mission: A Biblical Theology of the Dwelling Place of God 9780830898220, 9780830826186, 9780830880164, 9780830896837, 9780830896639, 9780830899869
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English Pages 458 Year 2004
Table of contents :
Series Preface
Author's Preface
Preface by Mary Dorinda Beale
Abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. Cosmic Symbolism of Temples in the Old Testament
3. The Expanding Purpose of Temples in the Old Testament
4. The Expanding End-Time Purpose of Temples in the Old Testament
5. The "Already and Not Yet" Fulfillment of the End-Time Temple in Christ and His People: The Gospels
6. The Inauguration of a New Temple in the Book of Acts
7. The Inauguration of a New Temple in the Epistles of Paul
8. The Temple in 2 Thessalonians 2
9. The Inauguration of a New Temple in Hebrews
10. The World-Encompassing Temple in Revelation
11. The Temple in Ezekiel 40--48 and Its Relationship to the New Testament
12. Theological Conclusions: The Physical Temple as a Foreshadowing of God's and Christ's Presence as the True Temple
13. Practical Reflections on Eden and the Temple for the Church in the Twenty-first Century
Bibliography
Index of Modern Authors
Index of Biblical References
Index of Ancient Sources
Series Preface
Author's Preface
Preface by Mary Dorinda Beale
Abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. Cosmic Symbolism of Temples in the Old Testament
3. The Expanding Purpose of Temples in the Old Testament
4. The Expanding End-Time Purpose of Temples in the Old Testament
5. The "Already and Not Yet" Fulfillment of the End-Time Temple in Christ and His People: The Gospels
6. The Inauguration of a New Temple in the Book of Acts
7. The Inauguration of a New Temple in the Epistles of Paul
8. The Temple in 2 Thessalonians 2
9. The Inauguration of a New Temple in Hebrews
10. The World-Encompassing Temple in Revelation
11. The Temple in Ezekiel 40--48 and Its Relationship to the New Testament
12. Theological Conclusions: The Physical Temple as a Foreshadowing of God's and Christ's Presence as the True Temple
13. Practical Reflections on Eden and the Temple for the Church in the Twenty-first Century
Bibliography
Index of Modern Authors
Index of Biblical References
Index of Ancient Sources
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- G. K. Beale
- Greg Beale
- D. A. Carson
