TY - BOOK AU - Chundelikkat, Antony AU - Chundelikkat,Antony TI - Body and Body Symbolism SN - 9788188456819 U1 - D36 PY - 2012/// CY - Kottayam PB - Oriental Institute of Religious Studies India N1 - includes index and biblioraphy; CHAPTER ONE THE BIBLE AND THE HUMAN BODY Hebrew Understanding of the Body... 9 Body in the Context of Economy of Salvation ... 11 Body is the Sign of the Covenant ... 13 Body and the Sacrifice ... 15 Body under the Ceremonial Rules ... 16 Body and Soul in the Synoptic Gospels.. 18 CHAPTER TWO BODY SYMBOLISM IN THE BIBLE The Head: Crown of the Human Person... 22 The Hair: Vitality and Crown of the Head ... 26 The Face and the Forehead... 28 The Eyes ... 32 Mouth and Tongue... 37 The Lips... 40 Laughter... 41 The Neck... 43 The Nose... 44 The Ears... 46 The Heart... 49 The Liver and Kidneys... 52 The Womb... 53 Hand and an Outstretched Arm... 55 Mighty Hands... 57 Left and Right Hand... 58 Hand of Friendship, Foreigners, Widow`s and Woman`s ... 59 The Finger... 60 The Foot ... 61 The Flesh ... 65 Bone of my Bones... 68 Skin... 69 CHAPTER THREE PAULINE THEOLOGYOFTHE BODY Body: the Keystone of St. Paul`s Theology ... 72 Incarnation and the Redemption of the Body ... 74 Body as Instrument of Redemption ... 76 Body is a Member of Christ through the Baptism ............................ 78 The Eucharist -The Body of Christ .................................................. 79 Unity and Growth of the Body ......................................................... 80 Body is for Bearing Witness.............................................................. 83 The Body is a Means of Communion ............................................... 84 CHAFTERFOUR TERMS DENOTING BODY IN PAULINE EPISTLES The Flesh (sarx)................................................................................ 88 The Concept of Soma....................................................................... 93 Psyche (Psukhe)- The Life ............................................................... 96 Pneuma- The Spirit........................................................................... 96 Nous-The Mind ER -