The concept of the "Inner Human Being" (ho-eso-anthropos) in the anthropology of Paul

The paper discusses one of the key concepts of Paul's anthropology, the con cept of the 'inner human being' ("o eso anthropos"). According to recent co ntributions by U. Duchrow, T.K. Heckel, C. Markschies and W. Burkert, Paul' s concept originated in Plato. The questions still open are: How did the co ncept get into the hands of Paul? How does Paul interpret the concept in ac cordance with his own theological anthropology? Answering these two questio ns is the goal of the paper.