Freud's Superego and the Biblical Syneidesis

Authors

Allen Nauss, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

5-1-1962

Document Type

Article

Keywords

superego, conscience, ego, freud, guilt, authority, oedipus

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

This paper is an attempt to define the terms "superego" and "conscience" as they appear in Freud's works and to compare his usage of these concepts with the συνείδησιζ of the New Testament. No application to man's problems of today will be made. This is rather an attempt at clearing the air, as it were, by calling attention to some similarities and differences between the Biblical and the Freudian meaning and usage of these concepts.

Disciplines

Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)

Titus 1:15; Ecclesiastes 10:20; 1 Peter 2:19; Hebrews 10:2; Acts 23:1; Hebrews 13:18; 1 Peter 3:16; Hebrews 10:22; Leviticus 19:2; Deuteronomy 6:6-7; Matthew 22:37-39; Mark 7:20-23; 1 Corinthians 8:1-7; Matthew 5:21-29; Matthew 15:18-19;

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Nauss, Allen (1962) "Freud's Superego and the Biblical Syneidesis," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 33, Article 27.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol33/iss1/27