Journeys to heaven and hell: tours of the afterlife in early Christian tradition

"From classics such as the Odyssey and the Aeneid to fifth-century Christian apocrypha, narratives that described guided tours of the afterlife played a major role in shaping ancient notions of morality and ethics. In this new account, acclaimed author Bart Ehrman contextualizes early Christian...

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Main Author: Ehrman, Bart D. 1955- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New Haven London Yale University Press [2022]
In:Year: 2022
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Church / Hereafter / Eternal life
B Belief in the hereafter / Church / Historical background
IxTheo Classification:KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
Further subjects:B Heaven Christianity
B Future Life
B Heaven ; Christianity
B Future Life Christianity
B Hell ; Christianity
B Hell Christianity
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Summary:"From classics such as the Odyssey and the Aeneid to fifth-century Christian apocrypha, narratives that described guided tours of the afterlife played a major role in shaping ancient notions of morality and ethics. In this new account, acclaimed author Bart Ehrman contextualizes early Christian narratives of heaven and hell within the broader intellectual and cultural worlds from which they emerged. He examines how fundamental social experiences of the early Christian communities molded the conceptions of the afterlife that eventuated in the accepted doctrines of heaven, hell, and purgatory"--Dust jacket flap
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-305) and index
ISBN:0300257007