The body, the building and the field : Paul's metaphors for the church in 1 Corinthians in light of their usage in Greco-Roman literature
In Paul's first letter to the Corinthians, he uses three images to identify the Corinthian congregation: "you are the body of Christ," (1 Cor 12:27)" you are the building of God," (I Cor 3 :9) and "you are the field of God" (1 Cor 3 :9). These striking terms are ke...
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University of Aberdeen
2008
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