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This 5 page paper discusses the question of authorship of the epistles of CorinthiansI, Ephesians, Romans and Colossians by Paul. The discussion of the Body of Christ is examined for truth to these allegations. Examples are given and analysis made of various passages. Quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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modern ecumenical, the body of Christ is not only a literal reference, but a symbolic and philosophical one as well. The body of Christ is illustrated and mentioned often in
the four Epistles: Ephesians, Colossians, Romans and Corinthians I, but each offer a slightly different perspective than the other, giving the true scholar a more complete picture by which to
make an interpretation possible. Generally speaking, the first chronological references imply that the smaller congregations, which were meeting in homes, were to acknowledge and submit to the corporate body
that they all comprised. Paul is concerned greatly with the amount of competition between the home churches and the boasting that was occurring. In this respect, then, his reference to
the home churches as parts of the body served as a metaphor to illustrate the absurdity of one part of the body wishing it were another part of the body.
Each had equal value to the body and was necessary in its own way. In Pauls correspondence to the Corinthians, however, there seems to be a slight contradiction, or
perhaps an elaboration on the earlier theme of the body. Paul goes on to state that while the collection of home churches were the body of Christ, that when two
or more believers are gathered that they are also the body of Christ. This had to be very confusing, and it has led many to question the true authorship of
the first book of Corinthians. However, one only has to read a bit further to see that Paul, again, clears up any misconceptions as to what he means when
he talks about the gifts of the Spirit. He teaches the early churches that God in his infinite wisdom did not gift each individual with all the gifts of the
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