Axis of Glory: A Biblical and Theological Analysis of the Temple Motif in Scripture

197 Pages·2010·2.2 MB·English

by  Dan Lioy

Axis of Glory
Studies in Biblical Literature

Hemchand Gossai
General Editor

Vol. 138

PETER LANG
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Dan Lioy

Axis of Glory

A Biblical and Theological Analysis
of the Temple Motif in Scripture

PETER LANG
New York (cid:121) Washington, D.C./Baltimore (cid:121) Bern
Frankfurt (cid:121) Berlin (cid:121) Brussels (cid:121) Vienna (cid:121) Oxford
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Lioy, Dan.
Axis of glory: a biblical and theological analysis of
the temple motif in scripture / Dan Lioy.
p. cm. — (Studies in biblical literature; v. 138)
Includes bibliographical references (p. )and indexes.
1. Temple of God. 2. Bible—Theology. I. Title.
BS680.T4L56 220.6’4—dc22 2010004066
ISBN 978-1-4331-1012-2
ISSN 1089-0645

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Editor’sPreface ...................................................ix
Acknowledgments.................................................xi
Chapter1:Prologue ................................................1
Chapter2:TheGardenof EdenasaPrimordialTempleorSacred
SpaceforHumankind ...........................................5
Chapter3:ThePriestlyActivityof God’sPeopleinSacredSpaces
duringtheEarlyBiblicalPeriod ..................................17
Chapter4:TheTabernacleandTempleasaContinuationof the
Temple-GardeninEden ........................................33
Chapter5:TheDepictionsof God’sHeavenlyTempleinIsaiah,
Ezekiel,andDaniel ............................................39
Chapter6:TheTempleMotif intheSynopticGospels...................53
Chapter7:TheTempleMotif intheFourthGospel .....................67
Chapter8:TheTempleMotif inActsandHebrews .....................77
Chapter9:TheTempleMotif intheWritingsof PaulandPeter ...........87
Chapter10:TheTempleMotif intheBookof Revelation ...............105
Chapter11:Epilogue .............................................135
Bibliography ....................................................137
SubjectIndex ...................................................165
ReferencesIndex.................................................167

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EDITOR’S PREFACE
orethaneverthehorizonsinbiblicalliteraturearebeingexpandedbe-
M
yondthatwhichisimmediatelyimagined;importantnewmethodolog-
ical,theological,andhermeneuticaldirectionsarebeingexplored,often
resultinginsignificantcontributionstotheworldof biblicalscholarship.Itisan
exciting time for the academy as engagement in biblical studies continues to be
heightened.
Thisseriesseekstomakeavailabletoscholarsandinstitutions,scholarshipof
ahighorder,andwhichwillmakeasignificantcontributiontotheongoingbibli-
caldiscourse.Thisseriesincludesestablishedandinnovativedirections,covering
generalandparticularareasinbiblicalstudy.Foreveryvolumeconsideredforthis
series,weexplorethequestionastowhetherthestudywillpushthehorizonsof
biblicalscholarship.Theanswermustbeyesforinclusion.
Inthisvolume,DanLioyexploresandextendsthescholarlydiscourseof the
biblicalandtheologicalimplicationsof theTemplemotif inScripturegenerated
fromtheperspectiveof viewingboththeHebrewBibleandtheNewTestament
asanorganicwhole.NotingthateventhoughtheTemplemotif withinthebibli-
calcanonisindeedasignificantmotif,thereremainsalackof consensus.Theau-
thor’saiminthisextensivestudyisnotnecessarilytoprovideconsensusorattempt
tobeexhaustive,butrathertoextendthediscourse;inthisrespectthisstudymost
assuredlyaccomplishesthegoal.Scholarswhoareengagedinthisareaof schol-
arship will find much here to examine, reflect on, challenge, and I believe above
allelse,allowforaseriousexpansionof thediscourseof thissignificantmotif.
Thehorizonhasbeenexpanded.
HemchandGossai
SeriesEditor