The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1

CHAPTER NINE: Technical Terms and Usages Preclude Innate Immortality

An Examination of Nephesh, Neshamah, and Ruach

This chapter, and the one to follow, will take on more of a technical turn than has been our wont. But somewhere along the way we must pause to examine more critically the Old Testament terms that we have occasionally touched upon. And this is obviously the place. Some may not be too keenly interested in this semantic angle, but such a scrutiny is essential to a clear understanding of the ground we are traversing. Such a follow-through will more than repay the effort required to grasp the facts involved. CFF1 145.1