concept

inner man

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Properties

_kg_layer
0
description
A spiritual or internal aspect of the narrator, distinct from the physical body, where a deeper, non-sensory experience of loving God takes place.
location_of_love
God is loved here
perception
contains what space cannot contain

Relationships

  • knows_throughBody
    description
    The narrator's inner self gains knowledge through the 'ministry of the outer' body and its senses.
    source
    Sourcetext_chunk
    source_text
    These things did my inner man know by the ministry of the outer: I the inner knew them; I, the mind, through the senses of my body.
  • extracted_fromSource
    extracted_at
    2026-03-02T21:55:06.976Z
    source
    Sourcetext_chunk
  • same_as01KJR8S04QZ5QX52K480016KQH
    confidence
    0.9
    detected_at
    2026-03-02T21:55:56.117Z
    detected_by
    kg-dedupe-resolver
    reasoning
    The 'inner man' is described as the internal, spiritual aspect of the narrator, and 'spirit of man' refers to the inner faculty or essence within a person. These terms are highly synonymous in a philosophical/theological context, both representing the non-physical, knowing part of a human.
  • same_as01KJR8R6QAD11VWX7QYGNXTGXX
    confidence
    0.95
    detected_at
    2026-03-02T21:55:56.117Z
    detected_by
    kg-dedupe-resolver
    reasoning
    The source text for 'inner man' explicitly links it to the narrator's 'soul' and 'mind' ('I the inner knew them; I, the mind, through the senses of my body.' and 'Now to thee I speak, O my soul, thou art my better part'). 'The narrators soul' directly refers to this internal, spiritual part of the narrator.
  • same_as01KJR8RB4RZD7PEKBKPFJF89EA
    confidence
    0.9
    detected_at
    2026-03-02T21:55:56.117Z
    detected_by
    kg-dedupe-resolver
    reasoning
    The source entity 'inner man' is identified as the narrator's 'soul' in its defining text. This candidate, 'soul', describes the 'spiritual essence of a person', which aligns perfectly with the 'inner man' being the spiritual essence of the narrator.
  • same_as01KJR8RMCHASPYH9FMTMDKEGPX
    confidence
    0.9
    detected_at
    2026-03-02T21:55:56.117Z
    detected_by
    kg-dedupe-resolver
    reasoning
    The 'inner man' is described as 'I, the mind' and the part that 'presides and judges', indicating rational faculties. 'Rational soul' is a concept of the soul's nature, consistent with the intellectual and spiritual functions attributed to the 'inner man' in the source text.