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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Alan E Bernstein |
ISBN: | 9780801481314 0801481317 |
OCLC Number: | 1023263432 |
Description: | 408 sidor ; 15.5 cm |
Contents: | PrefaceNote on TranslationsIntroduction: Babylonia and EgyptPART ONE. The Netherworlds of Greece and RomeI. Neutral Death2. Moral Death3. Porous Death4. Useful DeathPART TWO. The Afterlife in Ancient Judaism5. Spirits of the Dead6. Dividing the Dead7. Eternal PunishmentPART THREE. Hell in the New Testament8. Destruction9. Damnation10. The Myth behind HellPART FOUR. Tensions in Early Christianity11. Divine Sovereignty12. Divine Mercy13. Eternity DefendedConclusionBibliographyGeneral IndexIndex of Biblical References -- Cornell University Press |
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"An absorbing history." -- Frances Taliaferro * Washington Post Book World * "Bernstein draws on sources from Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and Israel as well as the early Christian community to reconstruct the story of the various poets, priests, and religious leaders who fashioned concepts of hell based on ideas of death and justice.... This book is an outstanding account of a central image of Western thought and should be of interest to students of history, religion, literature, philosophy, and mythology." -- Robert G. Clouse * American Historical Review * "Bernstein's study is captivating, and should certainly become the standard work on the history of... an important image in Western civilization." -- Tony Gray * Journal of Roman Studies * "This book displays the breath and breadth of life in history more than any merely analytical study could do. It illuminates and deepens us with its humanity and its rare lucidity of style." -- Jeffrey Burton Russell * Journal of Religion * Read more...

