A History of Hell: The Jewish Origins of the Idea of Gehenna in the Gospels of Matthew and Mark

Hell is a fundamentally important Christian doctrine, but questions still remain about precisely how the concept developed. This article goes a small way to addressing such questions by attempting to ascertain the immediate origins of the idea of Gehenna, a key element of the doctrine of hell found...

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Main Author: Lusthaus, Jonathan 1984- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox Publ. 2008
In: Journal for the academic study of religion
Year: 2008, Volume: 21, Issue: 2, Pages: 175-187
Further subjects:B Gehenna
B Ge-Hinnom
B Hell
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