And he is the head of the body, the church — he (autos) is emphatic: Christ alone is head (kephalē) of the body (sōma). The church is Christ's body: organic, not organizational. This is Paul's most developed ecclesiology: the church is Christ's embodied presence. The transition from cosmic lordship to ecclesial headship is essential: the same Christ who holds creation together animates the church.

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