Soma, psuche, pnuema

[RevAngel]

I am wondering how or if the Catholic Church and or the Orthodox Church teaches the form and function of the triune, Soma, psuche, pnuema, (hu)man.
I have studied this for almost a year and have come to see the genius of Gods masterful design of the human.
Praise God.

 

[MrPolo]

What are they? Maybe we teach what you're talking about in different terms. Off-hand, I'm not aware of any docs or encyclicals about that.

 

[RevAngel]

So only the Pope can send instruction on topics to study?
I have studied these term as they relate to the triune man.
The Nature of man in his regenerated state and/or before the fall from Eden.
But if the terms are not spoken of plainly in Church or Catechism that is all I need to know.
The words are tranlated
Soma=swma

from swzw - sozo 4982; the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively:--bodily, body, slave.





psuche=yuch

1. from yucw - psucho 5594; breath, i.e. (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient principle only; thus distinguished on the one hand from pneuma - pneuma 4151, which is the rational and immortal soul; and on the other from zwh - zoe 2222, which is mere vitality, even of plants: these terms thus exactly correspond respectively to the Hebrew fagw - phago 5315, 7307 and chay 2416):--heart (+ -ily), life, mind, soul, + us, + you.

Pneuma=pneuma

from pnew - pneo 4154; a current of air, i.e. breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e. (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit:--ghost, life, spirit(-ual, -ually), mind. Compare yuch - psuche 5590.

 

[MrPolo]

I have studied these term as they relate to the triune man.
The Nature of man in his regenerated state and/or before the fall from Eden.
But if the terms are not spoken of plainly in Church or Catechism that is all I need to know.

No those terms are not in the Catechism. There is plenty on the nature of man and the Fall, etc... but not using those monickers. You can search the Catechism here.

 

[Hillsage]

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[Hillsage]

RevAngel,

I've studied this same issue and this is my present observation which is similar to yours. Man is a three 'part' being consisting of spirit/pneuma, soul/psuche and flesh/sarx. The word soma is used when talking about the "whole" or 'total being', which I see as the sum of its 3 parts...even as the definition you quoted states:

"sozo 4982; the body (as a sound whole),"


Unfortunately scripture doesn't always line up with my 'neat' little definition. How do you deal with the word 'sarx' and the triune man?

4561 sarx: flesh (as stripped of the skin), i.e.(strictly) the meat of an animal (as food), or (by extens.) the body (as opposed to the soul [or spirit], or as the symbol of what is external, or as the means of kindred), or (by impl.) human nature (with its frailties [phys. or mor.] and passions), or (spec.) a human being (as such)

And if the Soma of an individual consisted of someone who was missing 'say an arm/leg' would they not be a 'sound whole' or 'soma'?


Hillsage