RT Book
T1 Heaven and hell: a history of the afterlife
A1 Ehrman, Bart D. 1955-
LA English
PP New York London Toronto Sydney New Delhi
PB Simon & Schuster
YR 2020
ED First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1668233142
AB "A New York Times bestselling historian of early Christianity takes on two of the most gripping questions of human existence: where did the ideas of heaven and hell come from, and why do they endure?" --
AB Over half of Americans believe in a literal heaven, in a literal hell. Most people who hold these beliefs are Christian and assume they are the age-old teachings of the Bible. Ehrman shows that eternal rewards and punishments are found nowhere in the Old Testament, and are not what Jesus or his disciples taught. He 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. Ehrman shows that competing views were intimately connected with the social, cultural, and historical worlds out of which they emerged. -- adapted from jacket
CN BT903
SN 9781501136733
K1 30-600
K1 Future Life : Christianity : History of doctrines : Early church, ca. 30-600
K1 Heaven : Christianity : History of doctrines : Early church, ca. 30-600
K1 Hell : Christianity : History of doctrines : Early church, ca. 30-600
K1 BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Reincarnation
K1 History
K1 Theology