Ekklēsia: Contending for Church as ‘People’
This article investigates the presumed identity of the present-day Church while seeking parity in terms and meaning with the identity of the early church. The phrase, ‘The church is not a building; the people are the church’, displays the existence of multiple perceived identities of what/who is kno...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2023
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Ecclesiology
Year: 2023, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 50-69 |
| Further subjects: | B
Building
B Church B Agency B Linguistics B Identity B Ekklēsia |
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| Summary: | This article investigates the presumed identity of the present-day Church while seeking parity in terms and meaning with the identity of the early church. The phrase, ‘The church is not a building; the people are the church’, displays the existence of multiple perceived identities of what/who is known as the church within Western culture. New Testament Scripture best defines the church of Jesus Christ as a gathering of believers, not an inert structure. English-speaking contexts utilize church to describe both a community in relationship to God and owned real estate. Identity confusion about what/who the church is affects the perceived agency of the community of faith. This research then proposes cues to define and retain a nt scriptural identity of the church amidst contemporary cultural influence. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5316 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Ecclesiology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/17455316-19010005 |