We Become What We Worship

The heart of the biblical understanding of idolatry, argues Gregory Beale, is that we take on the characteristics of what we worship.* Analyzes and describes the understanding of idolatry in Isaiah as becoming like what we worship * ?Reviews and evaluates other biblical notions of idolatry in relation to Isaiah's understanding * ?Demonstrates and explores the presence of this understanding of idolatry throughout the entire Bible * ?Applies this biblical understanding of idolatry to contemporary Christian life

??Employing Isaiah 6 as his interpretive lens, Beale demonstrates that this understanding of idolatry permeates the whole canon, from Genesis to Revelation. Beale concludes with an application of the biblical notion of idolatry to the challenges of contemporary life.Read less