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Author Bernstein, Alan E.

Title The formation of hell : death and retribution in the ancient and early Christian worlds / Alan E. Bernstein.

Publication Info. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1993.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  291.23 B531F    Check Shelf
Description xiii, 392 pages ; 25 cm
Contents Introduction : Babylonia and Egypt -- The netherworlds of Greece and Rome. Neutral death ; Moral death ; Porous death ; Useful death -- The afterlife in ancient Judaism. Spirits of the dead ; Dividing the dead ; Eternal punishment -- Hell in the New Testament. Destruction ; Damnation ; The myth behind hell -- Tensions in early Christianity. Divine sovereignty ; Divine mercy ; Eternity defended. Index of biblical references.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-365) and indexes.
Subject Hell -- Christianity -- History of doctrines -- Early church, approximately 30-600.
Hell -- Comparative studies.
Hell -- Biblical teaching.
Judaism -- Doctrines -- History.
Rome -- Religion.
ISBN 0801428939 alkaline paper
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