Timeline for Was Paul arguing that Christians are the "true Temple," in contrast The Temple?
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| Feb 6 at 16:39 | answer | added | Anne | timeline score: 2 | |
| Sep 30, 2022 at 18:05 | comment | added | Maximus1987 |
He says it twice: you are God’s temple and For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple. What is unclear?
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| Nov 30, 2015 at 22:43 | answer | added | Judah Himango | timeline score: 4 | |
| Nov 27, 2015 at 18:24 | comment | added | ThaddeusB | @JoshuaBigbee The other option is a comparison to (pagan) temples in general. That is actually the way most commentators take it, FYI. | |
| Nov 27, 2015 at 17:57 | comment | added | Joshua | The Greek pronoun for "you" is plural in both these verses. So I'm not sure what other interpretation we can take from "You all are God's temple" and "you all are that temple". Paul was certainly aware of Jesus own use of temple that we read in Mark and Matthew when he speaks of destroying this temple and rebuilding it in three days. His body was truly the temple he was referring to. The temple being referenced isn't a building at all, it is the tabernacling of the holy spirit which Paul is reminding them now abides in them. | |
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| Oct 28, 2015 at 14:33 | answer | added | Jan Malan | timeline score: -1 | |
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| Oct 3, 2015 at 16:59 | comment | added | ThaddeusB | @Caleb I am wondering if Paul is referring implicitly to the Jerusalem Temple, which was the heart of first century Judaism, and thus saying the Temple cult (for lack of better phrasing) is invalid. Or he is just comparing Christianity to more more generic idea of places of worship (i.e. primarily pagan temples). | |
| Oct 3, 2015 at 16:44 | comment | added | Caleb | Honestly as worded it's a little puzzling to me what you see as the alternatives here, but maybe that's for answerers to sort out anyway… | |
| Oct 3, 2015 at 11:00 | answer | added | R. Brown | timeline score: -4 | |
| Oct 1, 2015 at 11:33 | comment | added | Susan | More of Paul using temple imagery of people: 1 Cor. 6:19, 2 Cor 6:16, Eph. 2:19-22. | |
| Oct 1, 2015 at 2:48 | comment | added | ThaddeusB | Related: What is the temple that Paul refers to in 2 Thessalonians 2:4? | |
| Oct 1, 2015 at 2:39 | history | asked | ThaddeusB | CC BY-SA 3.0 |