Term
trichotomy
The view that humans consist of three parts: a physical body, a soul shared with animals, and a spirit that relates to God.
Filed underAnthropology & Hamartiology
Definition
The view that man is made up of three parts: body, soul, and spirit, where body is the physical element, soul is the immaterial element shared with animals, and spirit is the element relating man to God.
Sources
- 1.Wayne A. Grudem Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020). 23A.2Original citation: Grudem, Wayne A. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020, 23A.2.
Last revised August 14, 2026