The temple and the church's mission
Subtitle: a biblical theology of the dwelling place of God
By: G.K. Beale
Series: New studies in biblical theology -- 17; New studies in biblical theology (InterVarsity Press) -- 17.
Publisher: Apollos; Inter-Varsity Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Downers Grove, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 458
Subjects: Temple of God; Bible; Theology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 403-423) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Cosmic symbolism of temples in the Old Testament; title: The expanding purpose of temples in the Old testament; title: The expanding end-time purpose of temples in the Old Testament; title: The "already and not yet" fulfillment of the end-time temple in Christ and his people : the Gospels; title: The inauguration of a new temple in the book of Acts; title: The inauguration of a new temple in the epistles of Paul; title: The question of the temple in 2 Thessalonians; title: The inauguration of a new temple in Hebrews; title: The initial eschatological stages of the world-encompassing temple in Revelation I; title: The question of the temple in Ezekiel 40-48 and its relationship to the New Testament; title: Theological conclusions : the physical temple as a foreshadowing of God's and Christ's presence as the true temple; title: Practical reflections on Eden and the temple for the church in the twenty-first century.