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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
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