Jewish Temple Imagery in the Book of Revelation

Download or read book Jewish Temple Imagery in the Book of Revelation written by Robert A. Briggs and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 1999 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an enthusiastic Christian perspective on imagery of the Jewish Temple in the Book of Revelation and its significance to the apocalyptic teachings in the Book of Revelation. The author traces various Temple themes through the Old Testament, demonstrates how they were used in Revelation, and explores the concept of the Temple in a number of noncanonical Jewish writings, assessing the degree to which sources other than the Old Testament influenced the Apocalypse's Temple symbolism. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR