Temple Theology - An Introduction

Margaret Barker believes that Christianity developed so quickly because it was a return to far older faith - far older than the Greek culture that is long-held to have influenced Christianity. Temple Theology explains that the preaching of the gospel and the early Christian faith grew out of the centuries' old Hebrew longing for God's original Temple. These longings form the basis of the Old Testament exile theology and cause us reassess the relationship between Christianity and the Hebrew tradition. This is no fundamentalist work harking back to the idea that 'the oldest is the purest' Rather it is recognition that the Old Testament has a complex heritage and that those who shared this heritage did not share the same beliefs or scriptures - amongst these people were the first Christians. In her exploration of temple theology, Margaret Barker finds clear references and beliefs in fundamental Christian concepts such as atonement, creation and covenant. This is a thorough and fascinating exploration of the theology of the original Jewish Temple.

Author: Margaret Barker
Publisher: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
Published: 04/23/2004
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.34lbs
Size: 8.54h x 5.58w x 0.36d
ISBN13: 9780281056347
ISBN10: 028105634X
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Antiquities & Archaeology
- Religion | History
- Religion | Judaism | History

About the Author
Margaret Barker is an independent biblical scholar and former President of the Society for Old Testament Study and a member of the Ecumenical Patriarch's Symposium on Religion, Science and the Environment; and a Methodist local preacher.

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