Paul and Plotinus on soul and body

St. Paul: “This is what I’m saying, brothers and sisters: Flesh and blood can’t inherit God’s kingdom. Something that rots can’t inherit something that doesn’t decay” (CEB 1 Cor. 15:50).
Writing in the second century CE, Plotinus was quoting and agreeing with Paul: “The Soul exists in its own right; it neither comes into existence nor perishes. It is itself the principle of life, the ‘one and simple activity in living,’ and as such it… Continue reading →