The Bride of Christ

Japanese: キリストの花嫁 - きりすとのはなよめ
The Bride 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. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Bride of Christ" is 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。…

※「キリストの花嫁」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。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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