The Concept and Purpose of Hell: Its Nature and Development in West Semitic Thought
A number of currents of thought gradually coalesced into the Judaeo-Christian conception of “hell.” This article attempts to relate them. The earliest traceable ideas involve a disembodied, subterranean existence of the common dead, or in exceptional cases total annihilation. Deceased kings were dei...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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2009
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Jahr: 2009, Band: 56, Heft: 2/3, Seiten: 161-184 |
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Child Sacrifice
FALLEN ANGELS
GEHENNA
SHEOL
THEODICY
HELL
ANNIHILATION
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| Zusammenfassung: | A number of currents of thought gradually coalesced into the Judaeo-Christian conception of “hell.” This article attempts to relate them. The earliest traceable ideas involve a disembodied, subterranean existence of the common dead, or in exceptional cases total annihilation. Deceased kings were deified and continued to be involved in the affairs of the living, as in the Ugaritic funeral and |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5276 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/156852709X404964 |