In Axis of Glory Dan Lioy conducts a biblical and theological analysis of the temple motif as
a conceptual and linguistic framework for understanding Scripture. His investigation takes a
fresh look at the topic assesses a representative group of the Judeo-Christian writings
through the various prisms of secondary literature and offers a synthesis of what appears in
the biblical data. The author notes that references and allusions connected with the temple
motif crisscross the entire literary landscape of Scripture. An additional finding is that the
presence of the shrine concept is comparable to a series of rhetorical threads that join the
fabric of God's Word and weaves together its seemingly eclectic and esoteric narratives into a
richly textured multicolored tapestry. The author concludes that the Bible's theocentric and
Christocentric emphases are heightened in their intensity and sharpened in their focus due to
the temple motif making its way through the pages of the sacred text beginning with the
opening chapter of Genesis and ending with the final chapter of Revelation.
