Term
dichotomy
The view that human beings consist of two parts: a material body and a non-material soul or spirit.
Filed underAnthropology & Hamartiology
Definition
The view that man is made up of two parts, body and soul/spirit, where soul and spirit are different terms for the same non-material element.
Sources
- 1.Wayne A. Grudem Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020). 23A.1Original citation: Grudem, Wayne A. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020, 23A.1.
Last revised August 14, 2026