Jewish temple imagery in the book of Revelation
By: Robert A. Briggs.
Series: Studies in biblical literature,; v. 10
Publisher: P. Lang; Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
Subjects: Bible. N.T. Revelation -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Temple of God.; Symbolism in the Bible.
Description: "The Jewish temple continues to be a topic of considerable interest among Jews and Christians alike in spite of its being absent for nearly two millennia. This book examines the temple in the book of Revelation, which is where Jewish temple motifs find their scriptural culmination. Working from a backgrounds perspective, Dr. Briggs first traces various temple themes through the Old Testament and demonstrates how they were utilized in Revelation.

He then explores the concept of temple in a number of noncanonical Jewish writings, assessing the degree to which sources other than the Old Testament influenced the Apocalypse's temple symbolism."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-257) and index.