Chapter 5
This chapter presents Walton functions of temples and rituals of the ancient world. The temple is designed to be the residence of the gods, not as a place of worship. The temples represent a gateway to heaven. Each temple was appointed to a particular god, therefore each temple had images depicting the god. They took just different rituals for God approved his image either on the walls or in the form of statues. This behavior created a bridge of communication between the spiritual and the physical. Images created possessed the soul of God and allowed the image that could manifest that god.
The temple for the ancient world was a sacred place where the god of this temple lived. These temples were the cosmos of the ancient world, where
This chapter presents Walton functions of temples and rituals of the ancient world. The temple is designed to be the residence of the gods, not as a place of worship. The temples represent a gateway to heaven. Each temple was appointed to a particular god, therefore each temple had images depicting the god. They took just different rituals for God approved his image either on the walls or in the form of statues. This behavior created a bridge of communication between the spiritual and the physical. Images created possessed the soul of God and allowed the image that could manifest that god.
The temple for the ancient world was a sacred place where the god of this temple lived. These temples were the cosmos of the ancient world, where