@inbook{10.2307/j.ctt9qdqm2.8,
 ISBN = {9780813226071},
 URL = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt9qdqm2.8},
 abstract = {The teaching of St. Paul concerning the ecclesial mystery is essentially based on the theme of the Church as the Body of Christ. The Apostle returns many times to this point throughout his ministry so as to complete and develop it. This theme is the main ecclesiological theme of Tradition, which does not mean that it is the only one, nor that it has always been honored in an equally satisfactory way, as we will see particularly in the classical period.¹Before starting our presentation of this doctrine, it is advisable to make two important clarifications.We have three major},
 author = {Michael J. Miller},
 bookauthor = {BENOÎT-DOMINIQUE DE LA SOUJEOLE},
 booktitle = {Introduction to the Mystery of the Church},
 pages = {61--139},
 publisher = {Catholic University of America Press},
 title = {The Church Is the Body of Christ},
 year = {2014}
}