The heart of the biblical understanding of idolatry, argues Gregory Beale, is that we take on the characteristics of what we worship.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.

Author  G. K. Beale (Ph.D., University of Cambridge) holds the Kenneth T. Wessner Chair of Biblical Studies and is professor of New Testament, graduate biblical and theological studies at Wheaton College (Illinois). He is also Visiting Professor at Westminster Theological Seminary (Philadelphia).

Endorsements  "We Become What We Worship is biblical theology at its best, weaving together Old and New Testament texts into a unified message. Beale's work is original yet traditional, profound yet simple, exegetical yet 'hyperexegetical,' sometimes provocative yet always profitable, for the scholar yet for every serious Christian. His message that we resemble what we revere, either for ruin or for restoration, is convincing and convicting." - Bruce Waltke, professor of Old Testament, Reformed Theological Seminary