{"product_id":"temple-of-the-living-god-philip-n-richardson-9781532641671","title":"Temple of the Living God","description":"When writing to the Corinthians, the Apostle Paul used figurative temple language repeatedly to shape the identity of his audience (\"\"Temple of God,\"\" \"\"Temple of the Holy Spirit,\"\" and \"\"Temple of the Living God\"\"). While other scholars have identified the place of the Jerusalem temple in Paul's thinking or the impact of temples in the life of Corinth, there has been no comprehensive study of the way that figurative temple language in philosophy could have influenced the Corinthians' worldview. Hellenistic philosophy was pervasive in the first century and provided theological guidance for faith and practice to Paul's Gentile audience before their conversion. Philip N. Richardson provides a comprehensive survey of figurative temple language in Hellenistic philosophy, shedding light on the way that the kinds of philosophical thought known in cities like Corinth may have influenced the Corinthians to think about figurative temple language. This study throws into sharp relief the similarities and differences between Paul's use of temple language and that of philosophy, and illuminates Paul's setting of this language in the wider framework of 1-2 Corinthians and his purpose for its use in the argument of the letters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip N. Richardson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1532641672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781532641671\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pickwick Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/21\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Philip N. Richardson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44124596732159,"sku":"9781532641671","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d550ffee-3343-441b-9a7c-44b577ef8394.jpg?v=1687437716","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/temple-of-the-living-god-philip-n-richardson-9781532641671","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}