Timestamps
· 00:41 – Intro
· 03:50 – What Does the Lord of the Rings Have to Do With the Atonement?
· 6:08 – Leviticus in the Life of the Church
· 07:55 – What’s the Drama Going on in Leviticus?
· 10:57 – Leviticus 16 at the Center of the Pentateuch?
· 16:22 – The Cosmic Significance of the Day of Atonement
· 20:23 – How Do We Fit ‘Particularity’ Into this View?
· 28:03 – The Architectural Eden and Where is God?
· 31:05 – Metaphysical Categories and Analogical Language of God’s Presence
· 38:38 – Walking Through the Temple
· 40:55 – Putting the Two Sacrifices of Leviticus 16 Together
· 46:10 – Focusing on the Book of Hebrews
· 52:18 – The Purpose of the Church Gathered
· 55:50 – Final Meditations: What We Learn About Christ
· 1:01:37 – Outro
Resources to Click
· ““You Carry the Fate of Us All, Little One”: The Cosmic Significance of Israel’s Day of Atonement” – Nicholas G. Piotrowski
· “One Spirit, One Body, One Temple: Paul’s Corporate Temple Language in 1 Corinthians 6” – Nicholas G. Piotrowski
· “The Day of Atonement” – Stephen Dempster
· “Eden, the Temple, and the Church’s Mission in the New Creation” – G.K. Beale
· “The Final Temple” – Edmund Clowney
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Books to Read
· Return from Exile and the Renewal of God’s People (SSIBT) – Nicholas G. Piotrowski
· Dominion and Dynasty: A Theology of the Hebrew Bible (NSBT) – Stephen G. Dempster
· The Royal Priesthood and the Glory of God (SSIBT) – David Schrock
· God Dwells Among Us: A Biblical Theology of the Temple (ESBT) – G.K. Beale & Mitchell Kim
· The City of God and the Goal of Creation (SSIBT) – T. Desmond Alexander
· The Epic of Eden: A Christian Entry into the Old Testament – Sandra L. Richter
· The Temple and the Church’s Mission: A Biblical Theology of the Dwelling Place of God (NSBT) – G.K. Beale
· Echoes of Exodus: Tracing a Biblical Motif – Bryan D. Estelle
· Exodus Old and New: A Biblical Theology of Redemption (ESBT) – L. Michael Morales
· The Letter to the Hebrews: A Commentary for Preaching, Teaching, and Bible Study – Jon C. Laansma
Nicholas Piotrowski is the President of Indianapolis Theological Seminary. His books include In All the Scriptures: The Three Contexts of Biblical Hermeneutics (IVP Academic, 2021) and Return from Exile and the Renewal of God's People (Crossway, 2025), and he has has written dozens of articles and book reviews in various journals. Dr. Piotrowski has two boys with his wife, Cheryl, and they are members at Castleton Community Church (Indianapolis, IN).
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David Schrock is the pastor for preaching and theology at Occoquan Bible Church in Woodbridge, Virginia. David is a two-time graduate of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is a founding faculty member and professor of theology at Indianapolis Theology Seminary. And he is the author of Royal Priesthood and Glory of God along with many journal articles and online essays.
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Stephen Wellum is professor of Christian theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He received his MDiv and PhD from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is the author of numerous essays, articles, and books. He is also the co-author with Peter Gentry of Kingdom through Covenant, 2nd edition (Crossway, 2012, 2018) and the author of God the Son Incarnate: The Doctrine of the Person of Christ (Crossway, 2016) and Systematic Theology, Volume 1: From Canon to Concept (B&H Academic, 2024).
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