TY - BOOK AU - Beale,G.K. TI - The temple and the church's mission: a biblical theology of the dwelling place of God T2 - New studies in biblical theology SN - 0830826181 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - BS 680 .T4 B42 2004 PY - 2004/// CY - Downers Grove, Ill. PB - Inter-Varsity Press KW - Bible KW - Theology KW - Temple of God N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 403-423) and indexes; 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0413/200400069 1.html ER -