The Deeper Bible Podcast

The Biblical Bookends Rhyme: Eden and New Jerusalem

Episode Summary

The first and last pages of the Bible mirror each other in remarkable ways: gardens, temples, royalty, and shalom. The New Jerusalem in particular, at the end of the Bible, is presented as an extraordinarily rich collage of biblical themes and prophecies. In this episode of Deeper we look at granular textual details that unlock the über plotline of the Bible.

Episode Notes

To see the video version of this Podcast, go to: https://youtu.be/IYJl8PG6QCY?si=hJ1EQ_M9bClp5qvM

Episode Resources: 

• Cult and Cosmos: Tilting Toward a Temple-Centered Theology, edited by L. Michael Morales
• The Theology of the Book of Revelation, by Richard Bauckham
• The Climax of Prophecy: Studies on the Book of Revelation, by Richard Bauckham
• Reversed Thunder: The Revelation of John and the Praying Imagination, by Eugene Peterson
• Revelation for Everyone, by N. T. Wright
• A New Heaven and a New Earth: The Meaning and Function of the Old Testament in Revelation 21.1–22.5, by Dave Matthewson