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The Crucified King: Atonement and Kingdom in Biblical and Systematic Theology is unavailable, but you can change that!

The kingdom of God and the atonement are two of the most important themes in all of Scripture. Jeremy R. Treat argues that, tragically, theologians have often either set the two at odds or focused on one to the complete neglect of the other. The Crucified King reveals Scripture’s mutually enriching relationship between the kingdom and atonement, drawing from the story of Israel and culminates in...

people of Israel on their way to the promised land (Num 2:17), the temple is the permanent center around which the kingdom is organized.45 What is the significance of the temple for the kingdom? The temple functions not only as the dwelling place of God, but also as the means by which unholy people can dwell with the holy God (i.e., the sacrificial system). The royal overtones are especially significant. Just as the palace is the “house” of the human king, the temple is the “house” of the divine
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