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008			930429s1993 nyu b 001 0 eng
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020			_a9781857282252
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050	0	4	_aBT836
050	0	4	_aBT836.B531.F676 1993
100	1		_aBernstein, Alan E, _e1
245	1	4	_aThe formation of hell : _bdeath and retribution in the ancient and early Christian worlds / _cAlan E. Bernstein. _hPR
260			_aIthaca : _bCornell University Press, _c(c)1993.
300			_axiii, 392 pages ; _c25 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_a1 (pages 343-365) and indexes.
520	1		_a"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."--BOOK JACKET.
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650		0	_aHell _xChristianity _xHistory of doctrines _yEarly church, ca. 30-600.
650		0	_aHell _vComparative studies.
650		0	_aHell _xBiblical teaching.
650		0	_aJudaism _xDoctrines _xHistory.
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell