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[v] Contents Acknowledgments vii Introduction 1 Part 1. Inner Moral Conflict: In Search of an Explanation 1. Soul Division 17 2. The Body and the Soul 38 3. Two Souls 60 Part 2. The Two Souls: An Analysis of Origen’s Explanation 4. Higher Soul 79 5. Lower Soul 100 Part 3. History of the Two Souls: An Examination of their Relationship 6. Preexistence of Souls 145 7. Descent of Souls 183 8. Destiny of Souls 220 Conclusion 265 Appendix: Influence of Origen’s Anthropology on the Greek Patristic Tradition 269 Bibliography 275 Index 285 ...

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