The Body of Christ

Japanese: キリストの体 - きりすとのからだ
The Body of Christ

…In the New Testament, the church is expressed in a wide variety of images. Some of the more well-known ones are the flock of sheep led by Christ the Shepherd, the vine branches with Christ as the trunk, the house of God with Christ as the cornerstone, the new city of Jerusalem, the bride of Christ, the “new people of God on a journey” like the Israelites who once traveled through the wilderness led by Moses, and the “body of Christ” with Christ on its head. The image of the church that emerges through these diverse images is a combination of the community of believers that has taken various concrete forms throughout history and the “mystery” or spiritual reality that will only be revealed in its entirety at the end of the world. …

From [Christianity]

…The image of the church so far probably has many commonalities with the churches of other religions. If we go further and pursue the unique image of the church in Christianity in the light of faith, we encounter the church as the “body of Christ” as described by Paul. This image of the church is based on the faith experience that led Paul to convert to Christianity. When he was still persecuting the church of Christ, he was reveled that persecution of the church was also persecution of Jesus Christ himself (Acts 9:5). …

*Some of the glossaries that refer to the "Body of Christ" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…新約聖書では教会はじつにさまざまのイメージで表現されている。有名なものをいくつか挙げると,牧者キリストによって導かれる羊の群れ,キリストを幹とするブドウの枝,キリストを礎石とする神の家,新しい都エルサレム,キリストの花嫁,かつてモーセに率いられて荒野を旅したイスラエルの民のように〈旅する新しい神の民〉,頭にキリストをいただく〈キリストの体〉など。これら多様なイメージを通じて浮かび上がる教会の姿は,歴史のなかでさまざまの具体的な形をとる信者の共同体と,終末においてはじめて全貌をあらわす〈神秘〉あるいは霊的な現実を重ね合わせたものである。…

【キリスト教】より

…ここまでの教会像は,おそらく他の宗教における〈教会〉と共通の面が多いであろう。 ここからさらに進んで,信仰の光の下にキリスト教独自の教会像を追求するとき,パウロによって描きだされた〈キリストの体corpus Christi〉としての教会との出会いが起こる。この教会像はパウロがキリスト教へと回心するきっかけになった信仰体験にもとづくもので,彼はまだキリストの教会を迫害していたとき,教会に対する迫害はそのままイエス・キリスト自身に対するものであることを啓示された(《使徒行伝》9:5)。…

※「キリストの体」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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