The temple and the church's mission : a biblical theology of the dwelling place of God / G.K. Beale.
Series: New studies in biblical theology (InterVarsity Press) ; 17.Publication details: Downers Grove, Ill. : Apollos : Inter-Varsity Press, 2004.Description: 458 p. ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0830826181 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780830826186 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 1844740226 (pbk.)
- 9781844740222 (pbk.)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 403-423) and indexes.
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 question of the temple in 2 Thessalonians -- The inauguration of a new temple in Hebrews -- The initial eschatological stages of the world-encompassing temple in Revelation I -- The question of 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.