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At the beginning of his gospel, John refers to Jesus Christ as the Logos—the “Word.” Author John Ronning makes a case that the Jewish Targums—interpretive Aramaic translations of the Old Testament that were read in synagogues—hold the key to understanding John’s descriptive use of Logos as a title for Jesus. Ronning examines numerous texts in the fourth gospel in light of the Targums and shows...

In terms of continuity, the temple has the same general arrangement as the tabernacle, and the same ark is housed in the holy of holies, containing the terms of the covenant, the Ten Commandments. Most importantly, the temple serves the same purpose as the tabernacle: “I will dwell [וְשָׁכַנְתִּי] among the sons of Israel” (1 Kgs 6:13), the fulfillment of which is indicated again by the visible manifestation of the glory of God at the temple’s dedication, much as in the tabernacle in the wilderness:
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