| Series preface |
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9 | (2) |
| Author's preface |
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11 | (4) |
| Preface by Mary Dorinda Beale |
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15 | (4) |
| Abbreviations |
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23 | (6) |
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The final vision of the Apocalypse and its implications for a biblical theology of the temple |
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23 | (3) |
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A brief comment on the interpretative approach of this book |
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26 | (3) |
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2 Cosmic symbolism of temples in the Old Testament |
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29 | (52) |
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The Old Testament view of Israel's earthly temple as a reflection of the heavenly or cosmic temple |
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31 | (14) |
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Judaism's view of the symbolism of the temple |
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45 | (3) |
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Conclusion: symbolism of the temple in the Old Testament and Judaism |
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48 | (2) |
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Israel's temple in the light of the Ancient Near Eastern view of the earthly temple as a reflection of the heavenly or cosmic temple |
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50 | (10) |
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Divine 'rest' after creating the cosmos and after constructing the sanctuary |
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60 | (6) |
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Israel's earthly tabernacle and temple as reflections and recapitulations of the first temple in the Garden of Eden |
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66 | (15) |
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3 The expanding purpose of temples in the Old Testament |
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81 | (42) |
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Humanity's kingly and priestly role in serving God in the temple |
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81 | (1) |
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The cosmic expansion of the garden sanctuary through Adam's rule as a priest-king in God's image |
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81 | (6) |
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The Ancient Near Eastern concept of the cosmic expansion of temples through the rule of priest-kings in the image of a deity |
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87 | (6) |
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Adam's commission as a priest-king to rule and expand the temple is passed on to others |
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93 | (30) |
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4 The expanding end-time purpose of temples in the Old Testament |
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123 | (46) |
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The view of the Old Testament |
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123 | (31) |
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Views of early Jewish commentators |
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154 | (12) |
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Concluding thoughts on the Old Testament and Jewish views about an expanding garden or temple |
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166 | (3) |
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5 The 'already and not yet' fulfilment of the end-time temple in Christ and his people: the Gospels |
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169 | (32) |
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169 | (2) |
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Jesus as the Last Adam and the temple of the new creation in the Synoptic Gospels |
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171 | (9) |
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Excursus: an early patristic text linking the Adamic commission to Christ and the church as a temple under construction |
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180 | (12) |
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Jesus as the temple of the new creation in John |
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192 | (9) |
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6 The inauguration of a new temple in the book of Acts |
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201 | (44) |
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The descent of the new temple in the form of the Spirit at Pentecost |
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201 | (15) |
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Christ as the cornerstone of the new temple |
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216 | (1) |
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Christ as the emerging new temple: Stephen's testimony |
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216 | (16) |
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Christ as the emerging new temple: James's testimony |
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232 | (13) |
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7 The inauguration of a new temple in the epistles of Paul |
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245 | (24) |
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245 | (8) |
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253 | (6) |
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259 | (4) |
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263 | (6) |
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8 The temple in 2 Thessalonians 2 |
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269 | (24) |
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The content of the false teaching in Thessalonica |
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269 | (2) |
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The prophesied sign of the final future apostasy |
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271 | (1) |
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The prophesied sign of the future Antichrist in the temple |
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272 | (12) |
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The beginning fulfilment of Antichrist's prophesied defilement of the temple in the Thessalonian church |
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284 | (4) |
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Conclusion: does Paul spiritualize Daniel's temple prophecy? A 'literal' versus a 'redemptive-historical' approach |
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288 | (5) |
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9 The inauguration of a new temple in Hebrews |
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293 | (20) |
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294 | (6) |
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Christ as the veil of the heavenly end-time tabernacle |
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300 | (1) |
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Christ as the heavenly end-time tabernacle itself |
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301 | (1) |
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'Mount Zion' and the 'heavenly Jerusalem' as equivalent to the end-time temple |
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301 | (8) |
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Excursus: further biblical-theological reflections related to Hebrews' contention that the eternal end-time temple cannot be 'handmade' |
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309 | (4) |
| 10 The world-encompassing temple in Revelation |
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313 | (22) |
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The church as the eschatological temple in Revelation 11:1-4 |
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313 | (15) |
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Other texts in the Apocalypse that further contribute to understanding the end-time temple in Revelation 11 and 21 - 22 |
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328 | (3) |
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The church as the eschatological temple in 1 Peter 2 and its relationship to Revelation's temple |
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331 | (2) |
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Excursus on Christ as the foundation stone of the temple, and, hence of the new creation in the light of the Ancient Near East |
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333 | (2) |
| 11 The temple in Ezekiel 40 - 48 and its relationship to the New Testament |
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335 | (30) |
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The contextual connections of chapters 40 - 48 within the book of Ezekiel that point to a non-structural end-time temple |
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336 | (4) |
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The descriptions within chapters 40 - 48 that point to a non-structural end-time temple |
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340 | (6) |
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Is the temple-city in Revelation 21 the fulfilment of Ezekiel's vision? |
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346 | (7) |
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353 | (1) |
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Excursus: further reflections on the nature of Ezekiel's vision of the temple |
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354 | (11) |
| 12 Theological conclusions: the physical temple as a foreshadowing of God's and Christ's presence as the true temple |
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365 | (30) |
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The consummate eschatological stage of the world-encompassing temple in Revelation 21:1 - 22:5 |
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365 | (8) |
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Hermeneutical reflections on the theological relationship of the Old Testament temple to the temple in the New Testament |
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373 | (12) |
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Theological reflections on the relationship of the Old Testament temple to the temple in the New Testament |
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385 | (7) |
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392 | (3) |
| 13 Practical reflections on Eden and the temple for the church in the twenty-first century |
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395 | (8) |
| Bibliography |
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403 | (22) |
| Index of modern authors |
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425 | (5) |
| Index of Bible references |
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430 | (20) |
| Index of ancient sources |
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