{"product_id":"the-open-sanctuary-access-to-god-and-the-heavenly-temple-in-the-new-testament-hardcover","title":"The Open Sanctuary: Access to God and the Heavenly Temple in the New Testament - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicholas J. Moore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can impure, earthbound humans gain access to God, who is holy and in heaven? In ancient Israel and much of the ancient world, the answer was obvious: by means of a temple. The temple gives access to God because it images the cosmos.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book explores how the concept of a heavenly temple emerged as an important theological concept for early Christians. They developed their understanding of Christ and his work in part through their understanding of heaven as a temple. Nicholas Moore examines the heavenly temple concept in the New Testament within its Jewish and Greco-Roman contexts, demonstrating that the ministry of Jesus gives believers access to the dwelling place of God himself. Moore explores conceptions of the heavenly temple in the ancient world, Second Temple Judaism, the book of Revelation, Hebrews, the Gospels, Acts, and other early Christian literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne important contribution of the book is to provide a corrective to the way many people understand the Jerusalem temple in early Christian thought. It is the first comprehensive study of the heavenly temple in the New Testament. Professors, students, and scholars of the New Testament will benefit from this work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A tremendous resource for understanding a key concept in the first century\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThis examination of the heavenly temple in the New Testament within its Jewish and Greco-Roman contexts demonstrates that the ministry of Jesus gives believers access to the very dwelling place of God himself.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a marvelous, illuminating book that puts the idea of the heavenly sanctuary back where it belongs--at the heart of early Christian thought. This is an insight that has been gathering strength in recent years, but Moore presents the definitive case, and Hebrews is central to that case. This perceptive study is a major contribution to our understanding of the message of that marginalized book.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003ePhilip Alexander\u003c\/b\u003e, Centre for Jewish Studies, University of Manchester; Fellow of the British Academy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Readers will be grateful for the clarity of Moore's prose and the rigor of his scholarship and, even more, for his new taxonomy for understanding the pervasiveness and variety of conceptions of heaven and temple in the biblical world. Moore also encourages a wide and deep reading of ancient texts to answer a modern problem: flat materialism. In an age starved for meaning, \u003ci\u003eThe Open Sanctuary\u003c\/i\u003e sparks a reenchantment of the cosmos, an ability to perceive the majesty of space and time and the access we have to God through Jesus Christ.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eAmy Peeler\u003c\/b\u003e, Wheaton College\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is a tremendous resource for understanding a key concept in the first century: the heavenly worship space. Moore provides an introduction to the concept in Jewish literature, useful analyses of New Testament texts where this theme appears, and a more compelling vision of what is to come.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eMadison N. Pierce\u003c\/b\u003e, Western Theological Seminary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A very useful contribution to temple studies in the New Testament. Moore's fourfold taxonomy, delineating the spectrum of heavenly sanctuary portrayals in ancient literature, brings clarity to the topic and will surely be foundational for future studies. \u003ci\u003eThe Open Sanctuary\u003c\/i\u003e will open new vistas for many readers on the New Testament's proclamation of heavenly access to God in the person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eL. Michael Morales\u003c\/b\u003e, Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicholas J. Moore \u003c\/b\u003e(DPhil, University of Oxford) is academic dean and lecturer in New Testament at Cranmer Hall, St. John's College, at Durham University in Durham, England. He previously served in ministry in Buckinghamshire and Hartlepool in the United Kingdom and in Paris, France. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eRepetition in Hebrews\u003c\/i\u003e and has edited and translated several volumes of French scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 9.27 x 6.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 29, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42150517801095,"sku":"9781540965493","price":41.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/6b8bf2527ff8cdcb3b1ad6f48e123794.webp?v=1733200144","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-open-sanctuary-access-to-god-and-the-heavenly-temple-in-the-new-testament-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}