01445nam a2200181Ia 4500 231021s9999 xx 000 0 und d 97808308261860830826181 eng BS680.T4 .B42 2004 Beale, G. K. The Temple and the Church's Mission : A Biblical Theology of the Temple / G. K. Beale Downers Grove, Ill. : Inter-Varsity Press, 2004 458 p. ; 22 cm. New Studies in Biblical Theology 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. Temple of God.Bible -- Theology. 0 0 0 0 GETS GETS GEN 2023-11-13 0 BS680.T4 .B42 2004 00031693 2023-11-13 14:57:04 c.2 2023-11-13 BK 50072 50072