There was a rich merchant who had 4 wives

What can you say about the

short story of the merchant and
his 4 wives?
soul
 1. The Body

 Interacts with physical world

 Residence of soul and spirit
 Formed from Dust of the earth
 Dust will return to earth - Ecc. 12:7
 2. The Soul

Hebrew - “Nephesh”
Greek - “Psuche”
physical life principal
 3. The Spirit

Hebrew - “Ruach” Breath - wind

Greek - “Pneuma” Breath - breeze
 Body
“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground,
and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man
became a living soul” Gen. 2:7
Soul
“Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according
to Our likeness. "So God created man in His own image; in
the image of God He created him” Gen. 1:26-27

Spirit
 Human Beings Have 3 Parts

“May the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely;

and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved
blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
1 Thess. 5:23
Trichomatic View
Upholds the idea that man is
composed of three essential parts:
Body, Spirit, and Soul.
Dichotomic View
• It gives no distinction between the
spirit and soul.
• Views man as being composed of
“material body and spiritual soul.”
Psychosomatic Unity

The view that the constitution of

man consists of a single or
unitary constitution that cannot
be separated into components.