Church as the Body of Christ in the Pauline Corpus
A Re-examination
Church as the Body of Christ in the Pauline Corpus
A Re-examination
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£39.00
Publisher: University Press of America
ISBN: 9780819182166
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 24/04/1991
Width: 15.2 cm
Height: 22.9 cm
In discussions of the church as the body of Christ (some Christou) within the Pauline corpus, numerous New Testament scholars have tried to come to grips with a fundamental but yet unresolved issue-the nature of the relationships between Christ via his own body and the church as body. The implicit assumption is that some Christou as ecclesiological language does point to Christ's once crucified but now risen body in some direct way-either mystically or metaphorically. This book examines exegetically that basic assumption in the light of the 18 ecclesiological references to soma and demonstrates that the expression is not a reference to Christ's personal body, as numerous scholars assert, but that it simply has the human body (any human body) as its referent. The book maintains that Christ's personal body, crucified and risen, becomes relevant only in a larger Christological and soteriological sense.
This book represents a re-examination of a disputed point in Pauline interpretation. The treatment is thorough and meets the highest scholarly standards. Moreover, Yorke exhibits much good sense in his evaluations of opposing arguments and in his ownexegetical decisions. Highly recommended. -- Robert H. Gundry, Westmont College * CHOICE * ...clarity and precision are characteristic of the book....The book is heavily documented, provides an excellent bibliography and author index. * CHOICE * ...clarity and precision are characteristic of the book....The book is heavily documented, provides an excellent bibliography and author index. * CHOICE * This book represents a re-examination of a disputed point in Pauline interpretation. The treatment is thorough and meets the highest scholarly standards. Moreover, Yorke exhibits much good sense in his evaluations of opposing arguments and in his own exegetical decisions. Highly recommended. -- Robert H. Gundry, Westmont College * CHOICE *
