From Adam and Israel to the Church

Benjamin Gladd, associate professor of New Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, Mississippi joins us to speak about his book, From Adam and Israel to the Church: A Biblical Theology of the People of God, which is in the Essential Studies in Biblical Theology series from IVP Academic. Dr. Gladd is also the editor of the series. In this particular book, Dr. Gladd examines the nature of the people of God from Genesis to Revelation through the lens of being in God's “image.” Gladd addresses biblical-theological themes such as Eden as a mountain-temple, Israel as a corporate image of God, Christ as the perfect image of God and firstborn over all creation, and the Church as the renewed image of God oriented toward the new heavens and new earth. This is Christ the Center episode 687 (https://www.reformedforum.org/ctc687) 00:00:00 Introduction 00:06:29 The Story Retold 00:14:03 The Approach Used in From Adam and Israel to the Church 00:18:55 Image of God and Biblical Theology 00:22:17 Genesis 1–3 as a Foundation 00:23:56 Eden as a Mountain-Temple 00:29:16 Eschatology Precedes Soteriology 00:30:39 Mountains and the Sons of God 00:38:52 Israel and Dispensationalism 00:41:51 Israel as the Corporate Image of God 00:51:45 Eschatology from Beginning to End 00:57:13 Sin’s Effect on the Commission of Image-Bearers 01:01:10 The Church as Recreated in the Image of God 01:09:05 Conclusion