'The bride of Christ' and 'the cup of the Lord' are among many terms in the New Testament that are simply taken for granted or whose underlying symbolic or figurative meanings are not well understood. The reader can easily assume that a passage is understood without fully grasping the meaning of the terms used. The Author's profound study of the implications of a hundred terms in the New Testament offers a deeper understanding of what the Christian Church really is. This pioneering work allows the reader to uncover the true nature of the Church through the extensive gallery of images in the New Testament. The range of connotations communicated by a particular image is analysed against the historical background. Paul Minear shows that images can communicate more than language alone; they can also broaden the mind of an individual, forming a particular mode for perceiving and understanding a given reality. The minor images of the church in the New Testament are investigated through to the people of God and the body of Christ. The final chapter assesses the interrelations of the images analysed and the inferences to be drawn from their interweaving. Paul S. Minear is Professor Emeritus of Biblical Theology at Yale University. 'A book that deserves to be reprinted - and read' From the Preface by Leander E. Keck
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Professor Paul S. Minear teaches at Yale University Divinity School, and is an ordained Congregational Minister.
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New Testament, Jesus Christ, Holy Spirit, Son of Man, Old Testament, God's Kingdom, Christ Jesus, Israel of God, Final Judgment, Gospel of John, Son of God, Gentile Christians, City of David, Sabbath Rest New!
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New Testament, Jesus Christ, Holy Spirit, Son of Man, Old Testament, God's Kingdom, Christ Jesus, Israel of God, Final Judgment, Gospel of John, Son of God, Gentile Christians, City of David, Sabbath Rest New!
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- Vocabulary of the Bible (Library of Theological Translations) by Jean-Jacques von Allmen in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Introduction to the Theology of the New Testament by Alan Richardson in Back Matter
- The Background of the New Testament and its Eschatology by W. D. Davies in Back Matter
- Teaching of Jesus by T. W. Manson in Back Matter
- The Problem of History in Mark: And Other Marcan Studies by James M. Robinson in Back Matter
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- The Presence of the Future: The Eschatology of Biblical Realism by George Eldon Ladd on page 246, page 270, and Back Matter
- 'And The Two Shall Become One Flesh': A Study of Traditions in Ephesians 5: 21-33 (Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series) by J. Paul Sampley on page 16, page 42, and Back Matter
- Soma in Biblical Theology: With Emphasis on Pauline Anthropology by Robert H. Gundry on page 76, page 236, and Back Matter
- The Church in Gods Program (Handbook of Bible Doctrine) by Robert L. Saucy on page 19, page 128, and Back Matter
- The Church: Sacraments, Worship, Ministry, Mission (Contours of Christian Theology) by Edmund P. Clowney in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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