The Church as the Body, the Branches on a Trunk, the Flock of Sheep and the Temple. Different Images for the Church in the New Testament

Abstract

New Testament offers different images for the Church assembly; the most important of them are the image of the Church as the body and as the flock of Sheep lead by the shepherd- Jesus Christ. The play an important role for the self understanding of the Church even today.

Keywords

• Church
• New Testament
• images of the Church
• Paul’s Letters
• Gospel of John