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That is the Greek view that a person is really an incarnated soul, rather than the Hebrew view of a person being a spiritual and physical totality. When the body dies, it is the 'soul' that is deprived of life when the breath goes back to God (eccles 12:7). At physical death, the soul (nephesh)...

From Matt 10:28. This verse is used sometimes to 'prove the existence of immortal souls, but the rest of the verse states, "but fear him that can destroy both body and soul in hell (grave)" Jesus was teaching that if anyone is martyred for his sake, they will not have the shadowy existence of...

Hi Paul, It is not an on line quote, rather I did a theology course 16 years ago in the UK and it is a copy of my notes during the lecture on the nature of person hood. The course is handled by www.workshop.org.uk

Spirit here is the breath of life as described in Genesis 2:7, not the essence of a person as teh Hebrews had no notion of dualism There is no resurrection for the flesh as described in 1 Cor 15, rather we will have a new resurrection body and we will all stand before the throne of God at...