Temple and the Church's Mission A Biblical Theology of the Dwelling Place of God

Name: Temple and the Church's Mission A Biblical Theology of the Dwelling Place of God
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ISBN: 9780830826186

ISBN-10: 0830826181

ISBN-13: 9780830826186

Edition: 2004

Authors: G. K. Beale, D. A. Carson

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"Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth. . . . And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem. . . . And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, 'Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man." (Revelation 21:1-3, ESV).In this comprehensive study, G. K. Beale argues that the Old Testament tabernacle and temples were symbolically designed to point to the end-time reality that God's presence, formerly limited to the Holy of Holies, would be extended throughout the cosmos. Hence, John's vision in Revelation 21 is best understood as picturing the new heavens and earth as the eschatological temple.Beale's stimulating exposition traces the theme of the tabernacle and temple across the Bible's…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Publication date: 9/17/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 458
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 1.518
Language: English

G. K. Beale (PhD, University of Cambridge) holds the J. Gresham Machen Chair of New Testament and is professor of New Testament and biblical theology at Westminster Theological Seminary. His books include The Book of Revelation (New International Greek Testament Commentary), 1-2 Thessalonians (The IVP New Testament Commentary Series), The Right Doctrine from the Wrong Texts? Essays on the Use of the Old Testament in the New, John's Use of the Old Testament in Revelation, The Temple and the Church's Mission and We Become What We Worship.



Series Preface


Author's Preface


Preface



Abbreviations



Introduction



Cosmic Symbolism of Temples in the Old Testament



The Expanding Purpose of Temples in the Old Testament



The Expanding End-Time Purpose of Temples in the Old Testament



The "Already and Not Yet" Fulfillment of the End-Time Temple in Christ and His People: The Gospels



The Inauguration of a New Temple in the Book of Acts



The Inauguration of a New Temple in the Epistles of Paul



The Temple in 2 Thessalonians



The Inauguration of a New Temple in Hebrews



The World-Encompassing Temple in Revelation



The Temple in Ezekiel 40--48 and Its Relationship to the New Testament



Theological Conclusions: The Physical Temple as a Foreshadowing of God's and Christ's Presence as the True Temple



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