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The Dictionary of Paul and His Letters is a one-of-a-kind reference work. Following the format of its highly successful companion volume, the Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, this Dictionary is designed to bring students, teachers, ministers and laypeople abreast of the established conclusions and significant recent developments in Pauline scholarship. No other single reference works...

The term sōma (“body”) occurs in the Pauline letters a total of ninety-one times, with a rich diversity of meanings. The bulk of the references to sōma in the Pauline letters are expressions of the body/member(s) analogy, particularly as an image of a Christian congregation (notably in Rom 12:4–5; 1 Cor 10:16–17; 12:12–27). In an important modification to the analogy, this body of Christ (see Body of Christ) is described in cosmic terms and united under the headship of the Lord Jesus himself
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