The Temple and the Church's Mission
A Biblical Theology of the Dwelling Place of God
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In this comprehensive study, a New Studies in Biblical Theology volume, G. K. Beale traces the theme of the tabernacle and temple across the storyline of Scripture, illuminating many texts and connections with related themes such as Eden, the cosmos, God's presence and Christ and his people.
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22 primary booksNew Studies in Biblical Theology
New Studies in Biblical Theology is a 22-book series with 25 primary works first released in 1969 with contributions by Raymond C. Ortlund, Daniel J. Estes, and D.A. Carson.
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A valuable read for Beale's comparisons of the Temple to the garden of Eden and other ancient near eastern temples (showing how the Temple is a microcosm of the universe), his case for an ever-expanding Temple, and his analysis of many of the OT texts concerning the Temple. There are some good points in Beale's NT analysis as well, though overall this section seemed to presume too much. For a good argument of Jesus as the Temple rooted in 1st Jewish context, I would recommend Perrin's “Jesus, the Temple”.
I would recommend this to anyone seriously interested in scholarly study (the book is rather long and a bit dense) of Temple theology, especially as Beale is an oft cited authority on the subject.
