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trichotic1
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- not comparableTrichotomous; divided into three.
Interpreting this in light of Paul's trichotic description of man in 1 Thessalonians 5:23, Origen concluded that Scripture, too, had a trichotic structure. The "body, soul, and spirit" of a man correspond respectively to the literal, moral and allegorical-mystical senses of Scripture.
1991, Robert W. Herron, Mark's account of Peter's denial of Jesus, page 21
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