What if one of the most comforting beliefs in modern Christianity — that every human has an immortal soul that leaves the body at death and goes immediately to heaven or hell — is not actually taught in the Bible?

In this deep-dive episode of Mining Scripture, we examine the question verse by verse from Genesis to Revelation: Does Scripture teach that we possess an immortal soul? Or has a popular idea, influenced more by Greek philosophy than Hebrew and apostolic teaching, quietly shaped what many Christians assume is biblical truth?

If humans already have immortal souls, why does the Bible call eternal life a gift given only through Christ? Why does it describe death as “sleep” until the resurrection rather than immediate conscious afterlife? Where did the idea of an immortal soul originate, and why is it never clearly stated in Scri ...