Tom Wright on the Temple in 1st century Jerusalem:

“It wasn’t, as sacred buildings have been in some other traditions, a retreat from the world. It was a bridgehead into the world. It was the sign that the creator God was claiming the whole world, claiming it back for himself, establishing his domain in the middle of it.”

For 1st century temple, read 21st century church.

Simply Jesus (London, 2011), page 130.


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