The theme of the cosmic temple is a popular one in the halls of biblical theology—how solid of an idea is it, though? Here we are going to talk about temples, including touching on the purposes of the temple in LDS theology to compare that with the temple in the Bible, and I’m going to discuss Daniel Block’s pushback on this idea that Eden can be seen as a temple.

Bible Project videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTnq6I3vUbU&ab_channel=BibleProject

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K60TAYja110&ab_channel=BibleProject

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy2AQlK6C5k&ab_channel=BibleProject

Recommended reading: Who Shall Ascend the Mountain of the Lord? (Michael Morales) https://www.amazon.com/Who-Shall-Ascend-Mountain-Lord/dp/0830826386/ref=sr_1_1?crid=G8P5K79AUZ78&keywords=who+shall+ascend+the+mountain+of+the+lord&qid=1680146486&sprefix=who+shall%2Caps%2C282&sr=8-1
The Temple and the Church’s Mission (GK Beale) https://www.amazon.com/Temple-Churchs-Mission-Biblical-Theology/dp/0830826181/ref=sr_1_1?crid=YXDFBWBY1CZ5&keywords=beale+temple+church's+mission&qid=1680286961&sprefix=beale+temple%2Caps%2C282&sr=8-1
Daniel Block’s article, Eden: A Temple? Reassessing the Biblical Evidence, can be found in this book: https://www.amazon.com/Creation-New-Biblical-Theology-Exegesis/dp/159856837X/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2U5OI4T6J77BR&keywords=from+creation+to+new+creation&qid=1680287158&sprefix=from+creation+to+new+creation%2Caps%2C208&sr=8-2

Bonus material: https://genesis-marks-the-spot.castos.com/

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Music credit: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan

Link to Wintergatan’s website: https://wintergatan.net/

Link to the original Marble Machine video by Wintergatan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q&ab_channel=Wintergatan