If any of the children of Israel, and of the stranger that dwell among you, catch a beast or a bird to eat, he shall let its blood run out, and cover it with earth: for the soul of every body is its blood, it is its soul: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not eat blood of any body: for the soul of every body is its blood: whosoever shall eat thereof shall be destroyed" (Lev. 17:10-14). Observe how clearly blood is depicted as representative of the soul. Palladius. I comprehend this. Cyril. Thus, the law distinguishes and separates blood from the beings that are nourished, instructing us that the true doctrine, which we accept by faith and uphold in our congregations, affirms that the rational soul of humanity is to be regarded as eternal, not perishing with the physical form at death, but rather, is liberated and set free from suffering by the Creator, who grants it a share in eternal life: "for in the beginning man was created 'unto a living soul,' since God breathed into him 'the breath of life,' as it is written" (Gen. 2:7). We would be dismissing the very essence of life’s creative power if we claim that what it has brought forth for existence ceases with the mortal bodies. Conversely, we would adorn ourselves with the noble understanding that the soul is everlasting, as it aligns with the will of the Creator of all, by whom "we ... live and move and exist" (Acts 17:28). This, I believe, encapsulates the essence of the law’s directive regarding blood.
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