From Eden to the New Jerusalem: The Promise-Plan of God and the Restoration of Sacred Space

From Eden to the New Jerusalem: The Promise-Plan of God and the Restoration of Sacred Space

By Marc Bates
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From Eden to the New Jerusalem by Marc Bates explores the organic unity of Scripture, challenging the Hellenistic and supersessionist frameworks that often divide Christian theology. Bates focuses on several core themes:The Promise-Plan of God: The book traces a unified divine purpose from creation to the New Jerusalem. Non-Supersessionist Theology: The author argues the New Covenant does not abrogate the Torah or replace ethnic Israel with a Gentile church. Covenantal Inclusion: Gentile believers are grafted into the historical commonwealth of Israel, reversing the rebellion of Babel. Eschatological Restoration: The narrative culminates in a restored, material cosmic temple where the Messiah reigns over a unified people.

Audiobook details

GenreSpirituality and Religion
Length1 hr 17 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 20, 2026
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Introduction: The Methodological Crisis and the Organic Unity of Scripture Deconstructing Hellenistic Overlays and Systematic Discontinuities
15The Commonwealth of Israel (Ephesians 2): Destroying the Dividing Wall
2Walter C. Kaiser Jr. and the Promise-Plan of God
16Preserving the Particularity of Ethnic Israel in Pauline Thought
3Defining a Non-Supersessionist Biblical Theology
17Chapter 5: The Eschatological Consummation of the Promise-Plan
4Chapter 1: The Prophetic Architecture of the New Covenant (Jeremiah 31) Exegesis of Jeremiah 31: The Internalization of the Torah
18The New Jerusalem: The Ultimate Realization of the Cosmic Temple
5The Myth of Abrogation: Continuity of the Covenantal Standard
19Materiality and Promise: Fulfilling the Concrete Hopes of Israel
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6The Divine Initiative: Spirit Regeneration and the Forgiveness of Sins
20One People, One King: The Eternal Reign of the Messiah
7Chapter 2: Reversing Babel and Reclaiming the Nations The Divine Council Worldview and the Disinheritance at Babel
21Conclusion: Pastoral and Academic Praxis in the Modern Era
8The Abrahamic Mandate: Blessing the Nations in the Latter Days
22Realigning Christian Ethics and Ecclesiology
9Reclaiming the Cosmos: The Eschatological Ingathering of the Gentiles
23A Call to Reject Replacement Theology
10Chapter 3: The Gospels and the Climactic Faithfulness of the Messiah The Incarnate Word and the Teleology of the Torah
24Embracing the Fullness of the Messiah’s Promise-Plan
11Pistis Christou: The Covenantal Faithfulness of the Ultimate Israelite
25Appendix
12The Last Supper: Inaugurating the New Covenant in Jewish History
26Endnotes
13Chapter 4: Pauline Soteriology and the Commonwealth of Israel
27Bibliography
14The Olive Tree Metaphor (Romans 11): Grafting and Sustaining the Root

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