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ArlandJHultgrenSCHOOLOPTHEOLOGYATCLAREMONTTHECHURCHASTHEBODYOFCHRISTCorinthiansThechurchofChrististhebody ofChristonearth.Thechurch,localanduniversal,isthebodyofChrist.§WearethehandsofJesusonearthJohnoffersadynamicreinterpretationofthe traditional(Paulineandsynoptic)understandingoftheEucharistasauniqueriteregardingtherelationshipbetweenGod,theChurchandtheworld,thusproviding anexcellentbasisforreflectiononunity,reconciliation,communion,sharinganddiaconalservicetheNewTestament:TheChurchistheBodyofChristOneofthe earliestChristianreflectionsontheChurchisPaul’sconceptionoftheChurchasthe“BodyofChrist”“NowyouareChrist’sbody,andindividuallypartsofit”(1 Corinthians)TheChurchastheBodyofChrist:EngaginganImageintheNewTestamentBYEDUARDSCHWEIZERAsChristtheheadisareality,sothe OneoftheearliestChristianreflectionsontheChurchisPaul’sconceptionoftheChurchasthe“BodyofChrist”“NowyouareChrist’sbody,andindividually partsofit”(TheChurchastheBodyofChrist:EngaginganImageintheNewTestament.INTRODUCTIONTheMissionoftheChurch§Wearetheeyesof Jesusonearth.HEBODYOFCHRIST” ALEADINGECCLESIOLOGICALIMAGEOVERTIME ISpreeminentalreadywithintheNewTestamentHe pointedoutthat:AllmembersoftheChurchwereusefulPaulusedthe“BodyofChrist”descriptiontohelphisreadersunderstandthenatureofGod’sChurch morefullyandpracticallyIGETTINGTHEIMAGEINTOFOCUSTheChurch,theBodyofChrist,wasanewcreation,a“secret”(μυστήριον)Godrevealed toPaulThebodygathersIntheHolyScripturestheChurchisrepeatedlycalledtheBodyofChrist"Who(Paul)nowrejoiceinmysufferingsforyou,forHis Body'ssake,whichistheChurch(Col),Johnoffersadynamicreinterpretationofthetraditional(Paulineandsynoptic)understandingoftheEucharistasaunique riteregardingtherelationshipbetweenGod,theNewTestament:TheChurchistheBodyofChrist§WearethefeetofJesusonearthTheChurchhadmany members,butallwereonebodyThechurch,localanduniversal,isthebodyofChrist.HEBODYOFCHRIST” ALEADINGbyBrianDainesMr.Daines,a graduateinSociologyandBiblicalStudiesoftheUniversityofSheffield,looksafreshatPaul'spresentationofthechurchasthebodyofChristandTheChurchas theBodyofChristPaulusedthe“BodyofChrist”descriptiontohelphisreadersunderstandthenatureofGod’sChurchmorefullyand“Andgavehim[Christ]to beheadoverallthingstothechurch,whichishisbody,thefulnessofhimthatfillethallinall”(Eph,)ArlandJHultgrenAssuch,itdidnotexistbeforePaul (Ephesians;Colossians;Romans)PublishedPhilosophyPublishedPhilosophyPaulwrotetotheEphesiansabouttheBodyofChristRICHMOND, VIRGINIABV(rOQ"TheChurchastheBodyofChristItisabodythatmustbecaredforbyitsmembersandthat,inturn,mustcareforeachofitsmembers theRevisedStandardVersion,copyrightbytheDivisionofChristianEducationoftheNationalCounciloftheChurchesofChristintheUnitedStatesofAmerica HelareditwasasecretGodhadrevealedtohimaloneTheChurchastheBodyofChristandSacrament.Itisabodythatmustbecaredforbyitsmembersand that,inturn,mustcareforeachofitsmembers§WearetheheartofJesusonearth§WearetheearsofJesusonearthThebodygathersforworshipbut continuestofunctionintheworldthroughthevari-ousvocationsofitsmembersJOHNKNOXPRESS