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Why did Saint Paul prioritize the identity of Christ's body with the Church over the analogy of the scripture to the Word?
The two tautologies should be placed in order.
John 1:14 (ESV)
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and ...
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Why did Saint Paul prioritize the identity of Christ's body with the Church over the analogy of the scripture to the Word?
The Church as the body of Christ is symbolic in 1 Corinthians 12:12-31. Paul is illustrating the unity in diversity of the members of the Church.
While it is disputed how literal and how symbolic the ...
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