This book by Paula Gooder is an exploration of Judeo-Christian conceptions of the body and its relation to spirituality, as expounded in the Bible, with particular focus on the writings of Paul the apostle. She finishes her introduction with a very helpful and nuanced glossary of Hebrew (eg. nephesh) and Greek (eg. pneuma) words that she places under systematic consideration throughout the book - I found myself returning to this list multiple times throughout reading but you get used to the fine-tuned differentiations in definition as you go. Several chapters deal with biblical conceptions of the soul and how it relates to the body, both in life and in eternity, and having never read anything about this before I found these particularly illuminating chapters. The text overall makes a brilliant case for inclusion of our consideration of the body in holistic Christian spirituality. Would recommend for anyone interested in these topics; it's academically written but not inaccessibly so.
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