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The temple and the church's mission : a biblical theology of the dwelling place of God / G.K. Beale.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: New studies in biblical theology (InterVarsity Press) ; 17.Publication details: Downers Grove, Ill. : Apollos : Inter-Varsity Press, 2004.Description: 458 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0830826181 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 220.6/4 22
LOC classification:
  • BS 680.T4 B42 2004
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Item type: Books
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Judith Thomas Library General Stacks BKS BS 680 .T4 B42 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA001922 Available AUA001922

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.