This is our first episode related to our new word studies video on the Hebrew word Nephesh which often gets translated as soul in English bibles. In Hebrew the most basic meaning of the word is throat. Which seems weird to us. So how did we get soul from throat? Tim and Jon discuss. In the first part of the episode (0-12:30), Tim and Jon outline where the word soul comes from (Old English), and why most people think that a core teaching of the Bible is people having souls. Jon asks how much you can really separate the ideas of a persons mind, soul, and body. In the second part of the episode (12:30-41:20), Tim explains that the Hebrew word Nephesh is an extremely common word in the Hebrew Old Testament. It occurs over 700 times, but less than 10% of the time is it translated as soul. It also gets translated as life, heart, you, people and several other words. Tim outlines some famous verses in the Old Testament that use the word soul. Like Psalm 42 As the deer pants...My soul thirsts for you the original meaning is Hebrew is my throat thirsts for you. Tim explains that the word Nephesh is designed to show the essential physicality of a person. Whereas soul connotes the non-physicality of a person. In the third part of the episode (41:20-end), Tim says Nephesh isnt just used to describe humans, but also used to describe animals and what the land produced in Genesis. And God said Let the waters teem with living Nephesh. The bottom line, biblically, is that people dont have souls. They are souls. They dont have nephesh they are nephesh. And the ultimate hope for Christians is not a disembodied existence living as souls, but an embodied existence living in their Nephesh. You can check out our new word studies video on Nephesh here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_igCcWAMAM Thank you to all our supporters! Check out more free resources on our website: www.thebibleproject.com Show Resources: The Shema: Deuteronomy 6:4-5 Original uses of the word Nephesh meaning throat: Psalm 23 Psalm 42:1-2 Isaiah 58:11 Show Music: Defender Instrumental: Rosasharn Music River Deep: Retro Soul (Danya Vodovoz, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B1tVfm832w) Lotus Lane: The Loyalist Herbal Tea: Artificial Music Show Produced By: Jon Collins and Dan Gummel Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.