Man As Spirit, Soul, and Body (Table of Contents)

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“Man as Spirit, Soul, and Body;
Implications for Exchanged Life Counseling”

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION … . … . . 1

Trends in Pastoral Counseling … . … . … 1

The Exchanged Life Counseling Model … . . 4

CHAPTER 2. BIBLICAL WORD STUDIES

The Role of Word Studies … . … . … . . 7

Terms Used for the Body … . … . … … 8

Terms Used for the Soul … . … . … … 12

Terms Used for the Spirit … . … . … . . 18

Summary … . … . … . … . … . … . 26

CHAPTER 3. THEOLOGICAL MODELS OF MAN’S MAKEUP

Monism … . … . … . … . … . … . .27

Dichotomy … . … . … . … . … … .32

Trichotomy … . … . … . … . … … 36

Articulations of Trichotomy … . … . … 37

Man’s Constituent Parts … . … . … . . 40

The Spirit … . … . … . … . … … .40

The Soul … . … . … . … . … . … 45

The Body … . … . … . … . … … .47

Summary … . … . … . … . … … .48

CHAPTER 4. TRICHOTOMY IN REDEMPTIVE HISTORY

The Context of Biblical Redemption … . .49

Creation … . … . … . … . … . … 50

The Fall … . … . … . … . … . … 51

Regeneration … . … . … . … . … .55

Sanctification … . … . … . … . … 58

Physical Death … . … . … . … … 68

Bodily Resurrection … . … . … … .70

Summary … . … . … . … . … . . .72

CHAPTER 5. TRICHOTOMY IN CHURCH HISTORY

The Record of the Early Church … . … 73

The Heresy of Apollinaris … . … . … 76

The Trichotomy of Luther … . … . … 77

The Resurgence of Trichotomy … . … 80

Summary … . … . … . … . … … 82

CHAPTER 6. HOLISTIC TRICHOTOMY

Holistic Trichotomy Proposed … . … . 83

Analogies for Holistic Trichotomy … . . .87

Summary … . … . … . … . … … 90

CHAPTER 7. A DEFENSE OF TRICHOTOMY

Common Objections to Trichotomy … . . .92

Interchangeability of Terms … . … . … 91

Heart, Mind, and Strength in Luke 10:27 . .98

Alleged Contradictions … . … . … … 99

The Role of Conscious Awareness … . . .100

The Use of “Soul” in Relation to God … .101

The Possibility of Heretical Deviation … . 101

Summary … . … . … . … . … … .103

CHAPTER 8. TRICHOTOMY IN EXCHANGED LIFE COUNSELING

The Relevance of Theological Anthropology. . 105

Applications in Exchanged Life Counseling. . .106

Summary … . … . … . … . … . … . . .110

APPENDIX A. VOCABULARY … . … . . .111

APPENDIX B. DIAGRAMS … . … . … . 114

BIBLIOGRAPHY … . … . … . … . … .115

Copyright, John Woodward. Permission is granted to reprint this article for non-commercial use. Scripture quotations (unless indicated otherwise) are from The Holy Bible, New King James Version © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.

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