The City of God and the Goal of Creation

Name: The City of God and the Goal of Creation
Brand: ONE Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: T. Desmond Alexander
ISBN: 9781646894994

Author: T. Desmond Alexander

Series: Short Studies in Biblical Theology

Narrator: Jonathan St. John

Unabridged: 4 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: One Audiobooks

Published: 08/28/2022

Categories: Nonfiction, Religion, Bibles, Christian Standard Bible, Christian Theology

Synopsis

“For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.” –Hebrews 13:14At the very heart of God’s plan for the world stands an extraordinary city. Beginning with the garden of Eden in Genesis and ending with the New Jerusalem in Revelation, the biblical story reveals how God has been working throughout history to establish a city filled with his glorious presence. Tracing the development of the theme of city in both testaments, T. Desmond Alexander draws on his experience as a biblical scholar to show us God’s purpose throughout Scripture to dwell with his redeemed people in a future extraordinary city on a transformed earth.

About The Author

T. Desmond Alexander (PhD, The Queen’s University of Belfast) is senior lecturer in biblical studies and director of postgraduate studies at Union Theological College in Belfast. Alexander is the chairman of the Tyndale Fellowship for Biblical and Theological Research, served as coeditor of The New Dictionary of Biblical Theology, and has written many volumes in the area of biblical theology. T. D. is married to Anne, and they have two adult children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Glen on February 21, 2025

Savior, if of Zion's city I through grace a member am, Let the world deride or pity, I will glory in Thy name. Fading is the worldling's pleasure, All his boasted pomp and show; Solid joys and lasting treasure None but Zion's children know.......more

Goodreads review by Cale on April 30, 2024

A beautiful and central biblical theme that I hadn’t ever given much thought to before.......more

Goodreads review by Josh on December 07, 2019

Tracing the biblical motif of city from Eden through Jerusalem all the way to the “city that is to come” where God’s manifest presence precludes the need of any human-constructed temple, Alexander’ s volume is a worthy addition to Crossway’s “Short Studies in Biblical Theology” series. In exploring......more

Goodreads review by Neil on August 17, 2021

2021 reads: #34 Rating: 4 Stars A solid example of thematic biblical theology. The 'city of God' and its implications for God's plan for creation are traced throughout Scripture with a special focus on temple, the holy city, mediation through God's image-bearers (culminating in Christ) and a transform......more

Goodreads review by Drake on March 20, 2019

This book is a classic example of how biblical theology should be done. Alexander masterfully traces the theme of “city” from Genesis to Revelation. I had never realized before just how central the concept of “city of God” was to the biblical storyline, but this book demonstrates that understanding......more