1993, ISBN: 9780801428937

[PU: Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press], XIII, 392 p. Cloth with dustjacket. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International… Mehr…

[PU: Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press], XIII, 392 p. Cloth with dustjacket. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Schutzumschlag berieben, sonst guter Zustand / dust jacket rubbed, otherwise good condition. - What becomes of the wicked? Hell—exile from God, subjection to fire, worms, and darkness—for centuries the idea has shaped the dread of malefactors, the solace of victims, and the deterrence of believers. Although we may associate the notion of hell with Christian beliefs, its gradual emergence depended on conflicting notions that pervaded the Mediterranean world more than a millennium before the birth of Christ. Asking just why and how belief in hell arose, Alan E. Bernstein takes us back to those times and offers us a comparative view of the philosophy, poetry, folklore, myth, and theology of that formative age. Bernstein draws on sources from ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, and Israel, as well as early Christian writings through Augustine, in order to reconstruct the story of the prophets, priests, poets, and charismatic leaders who fashioned concepts of hell from an array of perspectives on death and justice. The author traces hell’s formation through close readings of works including the epics of Homer and Virgil, the satires of Lucian, the dialogues of Plato and Plutarch, the legends of Enoch, the confessions of the Psalms, the prophecies of Isaiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel, and the parables of Jesus. Re-enacting lively debates about the nature of hell which were argued among the common people and the elites of diverse religious traditions, he provides new insight into the social implications and the psychological consequences of different visions of the afterlife. This superb account of a central image in Western culture will captivate readers interested in history, mythology, literature, psychology, philosophy, and religion. / Contents Preface Note on Translations Introduction: Babylonia and Egypt part one . The Netherworlds of Greece and Rome 1. Neutral Death 2. Moral Death 3. Porous Death 4. Useful Death part two . The Afterlife in Ancient Judaism 3. Spirits of the Dead 6. Dividing the Dead 7. Eternal Punishment part three. Hell in the New Testament 8. Destruction 9. Damnation to. The Myth behind Hell part four. Tensions in Early Christianity 11. Divine Sovereignty 12. Divine Mercy 13. Eternity Defended Conclusion Bibliography Index Index of Biblical References ISBN 97, DE, [SC: 4.50], gebraucht; gut, gewerbliches Angebot, [GW: 720g], Banküberweisung, Offene Rechnung, PayPal, Internationaler Versand<

1993, ISBN: 0801428939

[EAN: 9780801428937], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 4.5], [PU: Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press], Jacket, XIII, 392 p. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjä… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780801428937], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 4.5], [PU: Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press], Jacket, XIII, 392 p. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Schutzumschlag berieben, sonst guter Zustand / dust jacket rubbed, otherwise good condition. - What becomes of the wicked? Hell—exile from God, subjection to fire, worms, and darkness—for centuries the idea has shaped the dread of malefactors, the solace of victims, and the deterrence of believers. Although we may associate the notion of hell with Christian beliefs, its gradual emergence depended on conflicting notions that pervaded the Mediterranean world more than a millennium before the birth of Christ. Asking just why and how belief in hell arose, Alan E. Bernstein takes us back to those times and offers us a comparative view of the philosophy, poetry, folklore, myth, and theology of that formative age. Bernstein draws on sources from ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, and Israel, as well as early Christian writings through Augustine, in order to reconstruct the story of the prophets, priests, poets, and charismatic leaders who fashioned concepts of hell from an array of perspectives on death and justice. The author traces hell’s formation through close readings of works including the epics of Homer and Virgil, the satires of Lucian, the dialogues of Plato and Plutarch, the legends of Enoch, the confessions of the Psalms, the prophecies of Isaiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel, and the parables of Jesus. Re-enacting lively debates about the nature of hell which were argued among the common people and the elites of diverse religious traditions, he provides new insight into the social implications and the psychological consequences of different visions of the afterlife. This superb account of a central image in Western culture will captivate readers interested in history, mythology, literature, psychology, philosophy, and religion. / Contents Preface Note on Translations Introduction: Babylonia and Egypt part one . The Netherworlds of Greece and Rome 1. Neutral Death 2. Moral Death 3. Porous Death 4. Useful Death part two . The Afterlife in Ancient Judaism 3. Spirits of the Dead 6. Dividing the Dead 7. Eternal Punishment part three. Hell in the New Testament 8. Destruction 9. Damnation to. The Myth behind Hell part four. Tensions in Early Christianity 11. Divine Sovereignty 12. Divine Mercy 13. Eternity Defended Conclusion Bibliography Index Index of Biblical References ISBN 9780801428937 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 720, Books<

1993, ISBN: 0801428939

[EAN: 9780801428937], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press], Jacket, XIII, 392 p. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Hera… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780801428937], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press], Jacket, XIII, 392 p. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Schutzumschlag berieben, sonst guter Zustand / dust jacket rubbed, otherwise good condition. - What becomes of the wicked? Hell—exile from God, subjection to fire, worms, and darkness—for centuries the idea has shaped the dread of malefactors, the solace of victims, and the deterrence of believers. Although we may associate the notion of hell with Christian beliefs, its gradual emergence depended on conflicting notions that pervaded the Mediterranean world more than a millennium before the birth of Christ. Asking just why and how belief in hell arose, Alan E. Bernstein takes us back to those times and offers us a comparative view of the philosophy, poetry, folklore, myth, and theology of that formative age. Bernstein draws on sources from ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, and Israel, as well as early Christian writings through Augustine, in order to reconstruct the story of the prophets, priests, poets, and charismatic leaders who fashioned concepts of hell from an array of perspectives on death and justice. The author traces hell’s formation through close readings of works including the epics of Homer and Virgil, the satires of Lucian, the dialogues of Plato and Plutarch, the legends of Enoch, the confessions of the Psalms, the prophecies of Isaiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel, and the parables of Jesus. Re-enacting lively debates about the nature of hell which were argued among the common people and the elites of diverse religious traditions, he provides new insight into the social implications and the psychological consequences of different visions of the afterlife. This superb account of a central image in Western culture will captivate readers interested in history, mythology, literature, psychology, philosophy, and religion. / Contents Preface Note on Translations Introduction: Babylonia and Egypt part one . The Netherworlds of Greece and Rome 1. Neutral Death 2. Moral Death 3. Porous Death 4. Useful Death part two . The Afterlife in Ancient Judaism 3. Spirits of the Dead 6. Dividing the Dead 7. Eternal Punishment part three. Hell in the New Testament 8. Destruction 9. Damnation to. The Myth behind Hell part four. Tensions in Early Christianity 11. Divine Sovereignty 12. Divine Mercy 13. Eternity Defended Conclusion Bibliography Index Index of Biblical References ISBN 9780801428937 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 720, Books<

1993, ISBN: 9780801428937

XIII, 392 p. Cloth with dustjacket. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From t… Mehr…

XIII, 392 p. Cloth with dustjacket. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Schutzumschlag berieben, sonst guter Zustand / dust jacket rubbed, otherwise good condition. - What becomes of the wicked? Hellexile from God, subjection to fire, worms, and darknessfor centuries the idea has shaped the dread of malefactors, the solace of victims, and the deterrence of believers. Although we may associate the notion of hell with Christian beliefs, its gradual emergence depended on conflicting notions that pervaded the Mediterranean world more than a millennium before the birth of Christ. Asking just why and how belief in hell arose, Alan E. Bernstein takes us back to those times and offers us a comparative view of the philosophy, poetry, folklore, myth, and theology of that formative age. Bernstein draws on sources from ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, and Israel, as well as early Christian writings through Augustine, in order to reconstruct the story of the prophets, priests, poets, and charismatic leaders who fashioned concepts of hell from an array of perspectives on death and justice. The author traces hells formation through close readings of works including the epics of Homer and Virgil, the satires of Lucian, the dialogues of Plato and Plutarch, the legends of Enoch, the confessions of the Psalms, the prophecies of Isaiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel, and the parables of Jesus. Re-enacting lively debates about the nature of hell which were argued among the common people and the elites of diverse religious traditions, he provides new insight into the social implications and the psychological consequences of different visions of the afterlife. This superb account of a central image in Western culture will captivate readers interested in history, mythology, literature, psychology, philosophy, and religion. / Contents Preface Note on Translations Introduction: Babylonia and Egypt part one . The Netherworlds of Greece and Rome 1. Neutral Death 2. Moral Death 3. Porous Death 4. Useful Death part two . The Afterlife in Ancient Judaism 3. Spirits of the Dead 6. Dividing the Dead 7. Eternal Punishment part three. Hell in the New Testament 8. Destruction 9. Damnation to. The Myth behind Hell part four. Tensions in Early Christianity 11. Divine Sovereignty 12. Divine Mercy 13. Eternity Defended Conclusion Bibliography Index Index of Biblical References ISBN 9780801428937 Versand D: 4,50 EUR , [PU:Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press,]<