We saw that the content of Genesis 2 is meticulously arranged as a “social” version of Genesis 1, that is, a human temple. However, the formula is triune, which brings us to the...
In Luke 1, Mary’s song sounds nothing like Christmas as we understand it. This is because Mary understood Christmas in its covenant context. Here,...
Since most modern Christians do not have the Bible’s sacred architecture hidden in their hearts, much of the impact of Jesus’ words is lost...
The prophecies in the final chapters of Zechariah, taken in isolation, are extremely confusing. They seem to describe, very darkly, some events which took...
Psalm 1 and the Revelation Although the Covenant-literary “matrix” is consistent throughout the Bible, the biblical authors quite often play with it to make...
Just as the Tabernacle was a “microcosmos” which served as a sacrificial substitute for the world, so John 1 presents Jesus as a human...
The shape of the book of Revelation is the key to its meaning, and this shape is found throughout the Bible right from its...
Part 1 is here. The Image of Man This brings us to a substitutionary atonement which we do understand, the fulfilment of the cruciform Tabernacle in...
The phrase “no male and female” in Galatians 3:28 is an allusion whose meaning is revealed only through an analysis of the literary structure.
The significance of the prophet Daniel for the “death and resurrection” of the nation of Israel becomes clear when the sacrificial “matrix” is discerned...