Bart D. Ehrman

Heaven and Hell

A History of the Afterlife

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Produktbeschreibung

The bestselling historian of early Christianity takes on two of the most gripping questions of human existence â where did the ideas of heaven and hell come from, and why do they endure?

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oneworld Publications
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 194mm x 126mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 308g
• ISBN-13: 9780861541201
• ISBN-10: 0861541200
• Artikelnr.: 62112045

Autorenporträt

Bart D. Ehrman is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and the New York Times bestselling author of Misquoting Jesus and How Jesus Became God. He has contributed to such major publications and media outlets as Time, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, NBC, CNN and the BBC.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Preface
 
Chapter One: Guided Tours of Heaven and Hell
Chapter Two: The Fear of Death
Chapter Three: Life After Death Before There Was Life After Death
Chapter Four: Will Justice Be Done? The Rise of Postmortem Rewards and
Punishments
Chapter Five: Death After Death in the Hebrew Bible
Chapter Six: Dead Bodies That Return to Life: The Resurrection in Ancient
Israel
Chapter Seven: Why Wait for the Resurrection? Life After Death Right After
Death
Chapter Eight: Jesus and the Afterlife
Chapter Nine: The Afterlife After Jesus's Life: Paul the Apostle
Chapter Ten: Altering the Views of Jesus: The Later Gospels
Chapter Eleven: The Afterlife Mysteries of the Book of Revelation
Chapter Twelve: Eternal Life in the Flesh
Chapter Thirteen: Tactile Ecstasy and Torment in the Christian Hereafter
Chapter Fourteen: Who Will Inherit the Blessings? Purgatory, Reincarnation,
and Salvation for All
 
Afterword
Notes
Index