Heaven and Hell [electronic resource] : A History of the Afterlife/ Ehrman, Bart D..

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-- Publishers Weekly One of Ehrman’s startling conclusions is that there never was a single Greek, Jewish, or Christian understanding of the afterlife, but numerous competing views. Moreover, these views did not come from nowhere; they were intimately connected with the social, cultural, and historical worlds out of which they emerged. Only later, in the early Christian centuries, did they develop into notions of eternal bliss or damnation widely accepted today. In this “elegant history” (The New YorkerThe Boston Globe) he assures us that even if there may be something to hope for when we die, there certainly is nothing to fear.

Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] Simon & Schuster 2020 Available via World Wide Web.

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