How does information about building practices from the ancient Near East support an interpretation of the book of Ezekiel? Peterson's thesis is that Ezekiel deliberately omits some key human elements from ANE temple-building practices in his temple vision of Ezekiel 40:1-Ezekiel 43:11, in an effort to help Israel to realize the nature of their sin.

This lecture reflects on hermeneutical issues related to the New Testament's use of the Old. The author uses Revelation 21:1–Revelation 22:5 as a case study, where passages like Ezekiel 37:27, Ezekiel 40-Ezekiel 50, and Isaiah 54:11-12 are used.