SACRED
PLACES

 

The Biblical Theology of Place, Exploring Its Central Importance in God’s Creation and Mission

 

 

 

 

“An expository journey through place, from the Garden of Eden to the New Jerusalem. Discovering the pattern of placement, displacement and re-placement in life and faith”

 

 

C.J. SCOTT

 

 

 

Copyright © 2017 C.J. Scott.

 

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ISBN: 978-1-5127-7634-8 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5127-7635-5 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-5127-7633-1 (e)

 

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WestBow Press rev. date: 03/15/2017

Contents

Language Notes

Preface

Introduction

Book Structure

Section 1 Philosophy

Place

Who We Are

Where We Live

What We Work For

Why We Fight

What We Believe In

Total Truth

Section 2 Theology

The Theology Of Place

What Is Theology?

Spaces Versus Places

Places Versus Sacred Places

The History Of Place In Theology

Section 3 Scripture

Place In The Bible

The Bible

Biblical Theology

1. God And Man, Living Together … In One Place

2. Placement, Displacement, And Re-Placement

Biblical Theology: A Primer On Place

God’s Garden: Eden

God’s Displacement: The Flood

God’s Land: The Promised Land

God’s Provision: Altars

God’s Mountain: Horeb

God’s Tent: The Tabernacle

God’s City: Jerusalem

God’s House: The Temple

God Incarnate: Jesus

God’s Body: Believers

God’s Presence And Glory: Heaven

Section 4 Narrative

God With His People

“A” Major Biblical Theme

The Gospel: The King, His Triumph And Kingdom

Section 5 History

Historical Case Studies

Israel

A Biblical History

Historical Honesty

The Displacement Of The Shoah (Holocaust)...

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About Sacred Places: The Biblical Theology of Place, Exploring Its Central Importance in God’s Creation and Mission

Sacred Places is a book that looks at the biblical theology of place, exploring its central importance in God's creation and mission. It takes its readers on an expository journey through place, from the Garden of Eden to the New Jerusalem, discovering the pattern of placement, displacement, and replacement in life and faith.

If you are a Christian seeking to understand the Bible's teaching on place and how that affects both our faith and lives in the world, then this book is for you. It will open your eyes to the central importance of place and give you direction on how you can apply a healthy understanding of place to your life as a disciple of Jesus Christ, making you a better place maker and dweller.

The thesis of this book is that place is far more important than we ever could have imagined. C. J. Scott is specifically proposing that (1) places are sacred because of God's decree and personal presence, (2) place plays a major role in God's creative and redemptive purposes, and (3) God's people are called to be both place makers and dwellers.

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