Margaret Barker

Biblical scholar
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Overview

Temple theology traces the roots of Christian theology back into the first Temple, destroyed by the cultural revolution in the time of King Josiah at the end of the seventh century BCE.  Refugees from the purges settled in Egypt and Arabia.

From widely scattered surviving fragments, it is possible to reconstruct the world view of the first Christians, and to restore to their original setting such key concepts as the Messiah, divine Sonship, covenant, atonement, resurrection, incarnation, the Second Coming and the Kingdom of God.

 
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Method
Temple theology draws on all available resources.
Elements
A description of the basic ideas or elements upon which Temple theology is based.
Applications
Temple theology provides ways of understanding, explaining and linking. 
Implications
Temple theology reviews and rethinks.

 

 

 

 

 
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