The end of the beginning : Revelation 21-22 and the Old Testament

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I. The New Jerusalem -- 1. The presentation in Revelation 21-22 -- 2. The Old Testament -- a. Isaiah -- b. Prophetic references to Jerusalem until 587 BC -- c. Jerusalem's fall and the future of Israel's institutions: The Books of Kings -- d. Lamentations -- e. Ezekiel -- f. Zechariah -- 3. The New Testament -- a. Gospels -- b. Paul -- c. Hebrews -- d. Revelation reconsidered. II. The new temple -- 1. The presentations in Revelation 21-22 -- 2. The Old Testament -- a. Tabernacle and Exodus -- Exodus 15:1-18 -- Sabbath and creation -- Sinai covenant -- Construction interrupted -- b. Tabernacle and conquest -- c. From tabernacle to temple -- d. Kingship and temple -- David and the building of the temple -- Davidic Covenant promises -- Monarchical period -- e. Ezekiel -- Initial visions -- Vision of the new temple -- Significance of the vision -- f. Haggai -- g. Zechariah -- h. Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah -- 3. The New Testament -- a. The Gospels -- Jesus' temple entry -- Jesus' trial -- Luke and Stephen's speech -- John -- b. Paul -- c. Peter -- d. Hebrews -- e. Revelation reconsidered. III. The new covenant -- 1. The presentation in Revelation 21-22 -- 2. The Old Testament -- a. Pre-exilic prophetic attitude to covenant -- b. Prominence of covenant terminology in the exilic period -- c. Jeremiah -- Call and vocation -- Structure -- Jeremiah 31:31-34 -- d. Ezekiel -- e. Isaiah 40-66 -- f. Post-exilic period -- 3. The New Testament -- a. Matthew -- b. Paul -- 2 Corinthians 3 -- Galatians -- c. John and Hebrews -- d. Revelation reconsidered. IV. The new Israel -- 1. The presentation in Revelation 21-22 -- 2. The Old Testament -- a. Sinai and Israel -- Moses and the giving of the legal codes -- Covenant renewal -- Exodus 19:3b-6: Abrahamic emphasis -- b. Patriarchal narratives -- c. Deuteronomy -- d. Pre-monarchical period -- e. The advent of kingship -- f. Monarchical period: Emergence of remnant theology -- g. Jeremiah -- h. Ezekiel -- i. Isaiah 40-55 -- j. Post-exilic developments -- 3. The New Testament -- 1. Gospels -- a. Matthew -- b. Mark -- c. Luke -- Acts -- d. John -- 2. Epistles -- 3. Revelation reconsidered. v. The new creation -- 1. The presentation in Revelation 21-22 -- 2. The Old Testament -- a. Creation and redemption: Exodus 15:1-18 -- b. Creation and redemption: Genesis 1-11 -- c. Isaiah 40-66 -- d. Apocalyptic literature -- e. Wisdom literature -- 3. Summary -- 4. The New Testament -- a. Paul -- Colossians 1:15-20 -- Other Pauline statements -- b. New creation and the Gospel -- c. Paul again -- d. Revelation reconsidered.