"THE FIRST RULE OF SPIRITUAL LIFE IS THAT YOU ARE A SPIRIT SOUL, NOT THE MATERIAL BODY."
Evidently you think that already, cause it is "logical" ---WRONG.
In Jesus's time, common folks did not have a soul ---Why? Because the Emperor never said so! If anyone had a soul in those days, it was only the Emperor.
The Imperial cult of ancient Rome identified emperors and some members of their families with the divinely
sanctioned authority of the Roman State. Its framework was based on Roman and Greek precedents,
and was formulated during the early Principate of Augustus. Wikipedia
PS: Try to guess for how many centuries this was the status quo.
What is the soul according to the Bible?
The only Hebrew word traditionally translated "soul" (nephesh) in English language Bibles refers to a living,
breathing conscious body, rather than to an immortal soul.
Soul in the Bible - Wikipedia
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What does the soul consist of?
Soul or psyche (Ancient Greek: ψυχή psykhḗ, of ψύχειν psýkhein, "to breathe")
comprises the mental abilities of a living being: reason, character, feeling,
consciousness, memory, perception, thinking, etc.
Depending on the philosophical system,
a soul can either be mortal or immortal.
Soul - Wikipedia
A Soul is constructed of these three aspects "
sat chit ananda" [
Eternality Consciousness Bliss]
But the Ego and the monkey mind and "behavioral conditioning" preoccupy the attention of a person's daily life.