The temple and the church's mission : a biblical theology of the temple / Gregory K. Beale.
Material type: TextSeries: New studies in biblical theology (InterVarsity Press)Publication details: Downers Grove, IL : Inter-Varsity Press, 2004.Description: p. cmISBN:- 9780830826186
- 220.6/4 22
- BS680.T4 B42 2004
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Book | Reformational Study Centre General library | 220.64 BEAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | RSC001117 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.