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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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New Haven London
Yale University Press
[2022]
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| 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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Table of Contents Blurb |
| 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 |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-305) and index |
| ISBN: | 0300257007 |