The soul is a mysterious entity; unlike its counterpart the body, it cannot be studied concretely as a physical object. Parts of philosophy and religion delve into the subject of the soul, attempting to uncover its nature. As philosophy and religion are sometimes similar, assumptions of similarity are made between the two. However, even though they seem similar, upon closer examination of the topics, philosophy and religion may have different views. This is seen in Socrates' view of the soul in relation to the Christian idea of ​​it. Socrates' idea that a soul purifies itself by living a philosophical life rather than a materialistic life is different from the Christian idea of ​​living in the world and not in the world. Each idea has similar points, but there are strong points of division between the two. I will first discuss Socrates' view of the soul, according to his ideas presented in the text Phaedo. Then I will highlight the Christian view on the same topic by looking at the biblical books of James and John before giving the opposite idea based on the similarities of Socrates discusses the soul before dying with his students and friends as one sees it in Phaedo, a platonic dialogue. . Plato writes Phaedo as a conversation he overhears between Echecrates and Phaedo, which recounts Socrates' last conversation. In the conversation, Socrates mainly talks with Simmias and Cebes about the soul. One of Socrates' arguments about the soul is how people should live in order for the soul to be free from the body forever. Socrates views death as a separation of the soul from the body, and life is when the soul and body are together. When we die, Socrates states either that after separation from the body, our souls become free, beginning to live without land... middle of paper ... laws all his life, Jesus tells him to sell everything he a and give it to the poor and it will have a heavenly price. So Jesus told him to come and follow him. The young man left dissatisfied with his answer because he was too attached to his earthly wealth to abandon it for heavenly wealth. However, the points on which Socrates and Christianity differ concern how one frees oneself from the bodily prison and what awaits individuals at the end of their journey through life. These two differences are too great for either side's view of the soul and cannot be ignored. Yes, there are some similarities, but there are also clear points of division regarding the two ideas. Socrates' view of the soul regarding how the soul reaches the afterlife is different from the Christian view of living a spiritual life versus a materialistic life..