Sōma re-examined : a study of the church as the body of Christ in the Pauline corpus with emphasis on the relationship between Christ's personal body and the church as body

In dealing with the Pauline concept of the church as the body of Christ (s oma Christou), numerous New Testament scholars and others have tried to come to grips with a fundamental but yet unresolved issue--the nature of the relationship between Christ via his own body and the church as body. Embedde...

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Main Author: Yorke, Gosnell L. O. R.
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Language:en
Published: McGill University 1987
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spelling ndltd-LACETR-oai-collectionscanada.gc.ca-QMM.720792014-02-13T03:44:16ZSōma re-examined : a study of the church as the body of Christ in the Pauline corpus with emphasis on the relationship between Christ's personal body and the church as bodyYorke, Gosnell L. O. R.Sōma (Greek word)ChurchIn dealing with the Pauline concept of the church as the body of Christ (s oma Christou), numerous New Testament scholars and others have tried to come to grips with a fundamental but yet unresolved issue--the nature of the relationship between Christ via his own body and the church as body. Embedded in much of the discussion is the implicit assumption that s oma Christou as ecclesiological language does point to Christ's once crucified but now risen body in some direct way.This thesis examines that basic assumption in the light of the 18 ecclesiological references to soma found in the Pauline corpus. We argue that such an assumption is implausible and we conclude that it is simply the human body (any human body) which acts as a metaphorical signifier for the church; further, that Christ's personal body, crucified and risen, becomes relevant only in a larger Christological and soteriological sense.McGill University1987Electronic Thesis or Dissertationapplication/pdfenalephsysno: 000422091proquestno: AAINL38186Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest.All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated.Doctor of Philosophy (Faculty of Religious Studies.) http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=72079
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Church
Yorke, Gosnell L. O. R.
Sōma re-examined : a study of the church as the body of Christ in the Pauline corpus with emphasis on the relationship between Christ's personal body and the church as body
description In dealing with the Pauline concept of the church as the body of Christ (s oma Christou), numerous New Testament scholars and others have tried to come to grips with a fundamental but yet unresolved issue--the nature of the relationship between Christ via his own body and the church as body. Embedded in much of the discussion is the implicit assumption that s oma Christou as ecclesiological language does point to Christ's once crucified but now risen body in some direct way. === This thesis examines that basic assumption in the light of the 18 ecclesiological references to soma found in the Pauline corpus. We argue that such an assumption is implausible and we conclude that it is simply the human body (any human body) which acts as a metaphorical signifier for the church; further, that Christ's personal body, crucified and risen, becomes relevant only in a larger Christological and soteriological sense.
author Yorke, Gosnell L. O. R.
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title Sōma re-examined : a study of the church as the body of Christ in the Pauline corpus with emphasis on the relationship between Christ's personal body and the church as body
title_short Sōma re-examined : a study of the church as the body of Christ in the Pauline corpus with emphasis on the relationship between Christ's personal body and the church as body
title_full Sōma re-examined : a study of the church as the body of Christ in the Pauline corpus with emphasis on the relationship between Christ's personal body and the church as body
title_fullStr Sōma re-examined : a study of the church as the body of Christ in the Pauline corpus with emphasis on the relationship between Christ's personal body and the church as body
title_full_unstemmed Sōma re-examined : a study of the church as the body of Christ in the Pauline corpus with emphasis on the relationship between Christ's personal body and the church as body
title_sort sōma re-examined : a study of the church as the body of christ in the pauline corpus with emphasis on the relationship between christ's personal body and the church as body
publisher McGill University
publishDate 1987
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