Any discussion of this topic should take into consideration the observations found in Jesus and the Holy City: New Testament Perspectives on Jerusalem Paperback (1996) by Peter Walker, in which he observes that the speed in which the early church abandoned centering their faith on the Jerusalem temple is nothing short of amazing. They were able to decouple from the city and the temple because they believed that Jesus in himself was the fulfillment of the hope of Israel.
Any discussion of this topic should take into consideration the observations found in Jesus and the Holy City: New Testament Perspectives on Jerusalem Paperback (1996) by Peter Walker, in which he observes that the speed in which the early church abandoned centering their faith on the Jerusalem temple is nothing short of amazing. They were able to decouple from the city and the temple because they believed that Jesus in himself was the fulfillment of the hope of Israel.