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The Jerusalem Temple and Early Christian Identity

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
  • 17.4 x 24 x 1.6 cm

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In this volume, Timothy Wardle examines the central importance of the Jerusalem Temple during the Second Temple period and the motivating factors which led to the construction of several rival Jewish temples to that in Jerusalem: namely, the Samaritan Temple on Mount Gerizim, the Oniad Temple in Leontopolis, and the temple of men at Qumran. Building upon these findings, Wardle then explores the early Christian decision to describe their own community in terms befitting a temple. He argues that the formation of a nascent Christian temple identity stretches back to the earliest layers of the Jewish-Christian community in Jerusalem, and that, in line with the Samaritan, Oniad, and Qumran communities, this distinctive temple ideology was predicated upon an acrimonious relationship with the priestly leadership charged with oversight of the Jerusalem Temple.
The Jerusalem Temple and Early Christian Identity and John for Everyone Part 1 : Chapters 1-10
John for Everyone Part 1 : Chapters 1-10The Jerusalem Temple and Early Christian Identity

  • Title

    The Jerusalem Temple and Early Christian Identity

  • Author

    Timothy Wardle

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Mohr Siebeck

  • Published

    December 2010

  • Weight

    468g

  • Dimensions

    17.4 x 24 x 1.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9783161505683

  • ISBN-10

    3161505689

  • Eden Code

    4930519

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