ABSTRACT
§ 1 . It has been well said that “Scripture has no intention of giving a physiology of man; for this reason biblical psychology is not a natural philosophy of the soul of man.” The fact is that the Scriptures present only one side of human life, that which concerns the idea of salvation; for the rest the treatment of man is incidental and the language employed is popular. There is no use therefore in attempting to shape these scattered remarks into a definite theory; scientific results are not to be found, and the theosophic aspects, if any, will not be considered. Yet because of its peculiar tone and its great influence on later writings, chiefly through Jewish Alexandrian influences, some account of the Hebrew view of the soul must be given.
