Biblical Psychology

Man as Spirit, Soul, and Body: a Study of Biblical Psychology
by John Woodward D.Min.

"This book fills a unique niche in the emerging field of Christian discipleship counseling. Woodward takes on a challenging theological debate concerning the makeup of human beings and, in the process, builds a persuasive argument for the significant implications of a trichotomous view of human beings for the enterprise of Christian counseling. His fresh light on the subject is a thoughtful and invigorating invitation to pastors and professional and lay counselors alike, to rethink their assumptions about how we're made and how hurting people can be helped."
 
- Cary Lantz, Ph. D. Baptist Bible Graduate Scool, Clarks Summit, PA

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Paperback, 175 pages

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Endorsements

Foreword

Introduction

Part I. The Case for Man as Spirit, Soul and Body

Chapter 1. Alternate Models of Man's Makeup    

  Monism            

  Dichotomy           

  Multifaceted

Chapter 2. The Trichotomous Model of Man's Makeup

  Trichotomy       

   Man's Constituent Parts

     The Spirit

     The Soul

     The Body

     The Heart: Not a Fourth Part of Man

   Summary            

Chapter 3. Biblical Word Studies       

  The Role of Word Studies         

  Terms Used for the Spirit

  Terms Used for the Soul

  Terms Used for the Body         

  Summary            

Chapter 4. Trichotomy in Redemptive History    

  The Context of Biblical Redemption      

  Creation           

  The Fall           

  Regeneration          

  Sanctification          

  Physical Death         

  Bodily Resurrection         

  Summary 

Chapter 5. Trichotomy in Church History     

  The Record of the Early Church       

  The Heresy of Apollinaris        

  The Trichotomy of Luther        

  The Resurgence of Trichotomy       

  Summary            

Chapter 6. Holistic Trichotomy       

  Holistic Trichotomy Proposed       

  Analogies for Holistic Trichotomy 

   God’s Triunity

   The Believer as the New Testament Tabernacle 

   The Nation of Israel

   The United States of America

   Three Parts of an Egg

   The Spirit as an “Organ” of the Soul

   The Human Brain

  Summary            

Chapter 7. Defending Trichotomy      

  Common Objections to Trichotomy       

   Interchangeability of Terms       

   Terms Used in the Great Commandment   

   Alleged Contradictions        

   The Role of Conscious Awareness     

   The Use of "Soul" in Relation To God    

   The Possibility of Heretical Deviation    

  Summary            

Part II Implications for Biblical Counseling

Chapter 8. The Significance of Trichotomy in Biblical Counseling

  The Centrality of the Bible in Christian Counseling

  The Relevance of Biblical Psychology/Anthropology

  The Use of Trichotomy in the Field of Biblical Counseling

   The Exchanged Life Model

   Ministries Using Trichotomy in Counseling

  Conclusion