Heaven and hell : a history of the afterlife / Bart D. Ehrman.
2020
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Author
Title
Heaven and hell : a history of the afterlife / Bart D. Ehrman.
Imprint
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2020.
Description
1 online resource
Formatted Contents Note
Guided tours of heaven and hell
The fear of death
Life after death before there was life after death
Will justice be done? : the rise of postmortem rewards and punishments
Death after death in the Hebrew Bible
Dead bodies that return to life : the resurrection in ancient Israel
Why wait for the resurrection? : life after death right after death
Jesus and the afterlife
The afterlife after Jesus' life : Paul the Apostle
Altering the views of Jesus : the later Gospels
The afterlife mysteries of the book of revelation
Eternal life in the flesh
Tactile ecstasy and torment in the Christian hereafter
Who will inherit the blessings? : purgatory, reincarnation, and salvation for all.
The fear of death
Life after death before there was life after death
Will justice be done? : the rise of postmortem rewards and punishments
Death after death in the Hebrew Bible
Dead bodies that return to life : the resurrection in ancient Israel
Why wait for the resurrection? : life after death right after death
Jesus and the afterlife
The afterlife after Jesus' life : Paul the Apostle
Altering the views of Jesus : the later Gospels
The afterlife mysteries of the book of revelation
Eternal life in the flesh
Tactile ecstasy and torment in the Christian hereafter
Who will inherit the blessings? : purgatory, reincarnation, and salvation for all.
Summary
"In clear and compelling terms, Bart Ehrman recounts the long history of the afterlife, ranging from The Epic of Gilgamesh up to the writings of Augustine, focusing especially on the teachings of Jesus and his early followers. He discusses ancient guided tours of heaven and hell, in which a living person observes the sublime blessings of heaven for those who are saved and the horrifying torments of hell for the damned. Some of these accounts take the form of near death experiences, the oldest on record, with intriguing similarities to those reported today. One of Ehrmans 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 the notions of eternal bliss or damnation widely accepted today." -- Publisher's website.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCOhost, viewed September 11, 2020).
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Language
English
ISBN
9781501136757 (electronic book)
9781501136733 (hardcover : alkaline paper)
1501136755
9781501136733 (hardcover : alkaline paper)
1501136755
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