We become what we worship Book by
We become what we worship Book by

We become what we worship Book by

by G. K. Beale

Pages 341
Publisher IVP Academic
Published 2008
ISBN-13 9781844743148
The heart of the Biblical understanding of idolatry, argues Gregory Beale, is that we become like what we worship. Employing Isaiah 6 as his interpretive lens, Beale demonstrates that this understanding of idolatry permeates the whole canon, from Genesis to Revelation.

  • Table of Contents
  • Introduction
  • A foundational example of becoming like what we worship : Isaiah 6
  • Becoming like what we worship : evidence elsewhere in the Old Testament
  • The origin of idolatry in the Old Testament
  • Becoming like what we worship : Judaism
  • Becoming like what we worship : the Gospels
  • Idolatry in Acts
  • Becoming like what we worship : Paul's Epistles
  • Becoming like what we worship : the book of Revelation
  • The reversal from reflecting the image of idols to reflecting God's image
  • Conclusion: So what difference does it make?

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