Heaven and Hell: a History of the Afterlife [electronic resource]
Ehrman, Bart D.2020
eBook
Find it!
Where did the ideas of heaven and hell come from? As strange as it may seem to us now, there was a time when no one thought they would go to heaven or hell after they died. In fact, there is no mention of them in the Old Testament, and Jesus did not believe the souls of the departed were bound for either realm. In this gripping history of the afterlife, Bart Ehrman reveals how the concepts of heaven and hell developed and took hold, and why they endure to this day. He examines the social, cultural and historical roots of competing views held by Greeks, Jews and Christians, and traces how beliefs changed over time. Ultimately, he shows that many of our ideas about heaven and hell emerged long after Jesus's time, through the struggle to explain the injustices of the world.
Main title:
Heaven and Hell: a History of the Afterlife [electronic resource] / Bart D. Ehrman
Author:
Ehrman, Bart D., Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Oneworld Publications, 2020
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
System details:
Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
Bart D. Ehrman is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and the New York Times bestselling author of Misquoting Jesus and How Jesus Became God. He has contributed to such major publications and media outlets as Time, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, NBC, CNN and the BBC.
ISBN:
9781786077219
Language:
English
BRN:
2838610
Electronic access:
More Information: