own body as a temple, as in his comment ‘Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up’ (John 2:19).9 The death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus paves the way for another significant step in the process by which God comes to inhabit the earth alongside human beings. Jesus hints at this in his conversation with the woman at the well in Samaria when their discussion focuses on the place where God is to be worshipped. The woman said to him, ‘Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet. Our