The Resource Heaven and hell : a history of the afterlife, Bart D. Ehrman
Heaven and hell : a history of the afterlife, Bart D. Ehrman
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- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Extent
- xxiii, 326 pages
- Isbn
- 9781501136733
- Label
- Heaven and hell : a history of the afterlife
- Title
- Heaven and hell
- Title remainder
- a history of the afterlife
- Statement of responsibility
- Bart D. Ehrman
- Title variation
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- Heaven & hell
- History of the afterlife
- Subject
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- Heaven -- Christianity | History of doctrines
- Heaven -- Christianity | History of doctrines -- Early church, ca. 30-600
- Future life -- Christianity | History of doctrines
- Hell -- Christianity | History of doctrines -- Early church, ca. 30-600
- Hell -- Christianity | History of doctrines
- Future life -- Christianity | History of doctrines -- Early church, ca. 30-600
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ehrman, Bart D
- Dewey number
- 236/.2
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Future life
- Heaven
- Hell
- Label
- Heaven and hell : a history of the afterlife, Bart D. Ehrman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Extent
- xxiii, 326 pages
- Isbn
- 9781501136733
- Lccn
- 2019012958
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)ocn1104917411
- Label
- Heaven and hell : a history of the afterlife, Bart D. Ehrman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Extent
- xxiii, 326 pages
- Isbn
- 9781501136733
- Lccn
- 2019012958
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)ocn1104917411
Subject
- Heaven -- Christianity | History of doctrines
- Heaven -- Christianity | History of doctrines -- Early church, ca. 30-600
- Future life -- Christianity | History of doctrines
- Hell -- Christianity | History of doctrines -- Early church, ca. 30-600
- Hell -- Christianity | History of doctrines
- Future life -- Christianity | History of doctrines -- Early church, ca. 30-600
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