Format:
XXI, 326 Seiten
ISBN:
9781786077202
Content:
Traces how beliefs in the afterlife changed over time and reveals the social, cultural and historical roots of competing views, showing that many of our ideas about heaven and hell emerged long after Jesus's time
Note:
Guided tours of heaven and hell -- The fear of death -- Life after death before there was life after death -- Will justice be done? : the rise of postmortem rewards and punishments -- Death after death in the Hebrew Bible -- Dead bodies that return to life : the resurrection in ancient Israel -- Why wait for the resurrection? : life after death right after death -- Jesus and the afterlife -- The afterlife after Jesus' life : Paul the Apostle -- Altering the views of Jesus : the later gospels -- The afterlife mysteries of the book of revelation -- Eternal life in the flesh -- Tactile ecstasy and torment in the Christian hereafter -- Who will inherit the blessings? : purgatory, reincarnation, and salvation for all
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe ISBN 978-1-78607-721-9
Language:
English
Subjects:
Theology
Keywords:
Ewiges Leben
;
Himmel
;
Hölle
Author information:
Ehrman, Bart D. 1955-
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