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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| Tipo de documento: | Print Libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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New Haven London
Yale University Press
[2022]
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| En: | Año: 2022 |
| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
Cristianismo primitivo
/ El más allá
/ Vida eterna
B Fe en el más allá / Cristianismo primitivo / Contexto histórico |
| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | KAB Cristianismo primitivo |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Heaven
Christianity
B Future Life B Heaven ; Christianity B Future Life Christianity B Hell ; Christianity B Hell Christianity |
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| Sumario: | "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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| Notas: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-305) and index |
| ISBN: | 0300257007 |