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Episode 8 Part 1: “The Church as the Restoration of the First Temple” (with Dr. Margaret Barker)
This is a dream come true! Dr. Margaret Barker is one of my heroes, who literally created the discipline of study known as "Temple Theology," without which Christianity - Catholicism, in particular - makes little sense. I cannot emphasize this enough: If you want to understand the faith, you MUST seek to understand the First Temple. This will be the first episode in a series; and for this instalment, I ask Margaret the following questions:
1. What is Temple Theology? Why is it so important to understanding Christian origins?
2. It is often assumed the Mosaic covenant predates Christianity, and is the most ancient faith of Israel. But from your work, this doesn’t appear to be the case. Can you explain the covenant of peace/the eternal covenant/the covenant of loving-kindness? How does the Melchizedek priesthood factor into it?
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This is a dream come true! Dr. Margaret Barker is one of my heroes, who literally created the discipline of study known as "Temple Theology," without which Christianity - Catholicism, in particular - makes little sense. I cannot emphasize this enough: If you want to understand the faith, you MUST seek to understand the First Temple. This will be the first episode in a series; and for this instalment, I ask Margaret the following questions:
1. What is Temple Theology? Why is it so important to understanding Christian origins?
2. It is often assumed the Mosaic covenant predates Christianity, and is the most ancient faith of Israel. But from your work, this doesn’t appear to be the case. Can you explain the covenant of peace/the eternal covenant/the covenant of loving-kindness? How does the Melchizedek priesthood factor into it?