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29 de mai. de 2020 · Ehrman’s thesis is perhaps less conclusive than we would like, but endlessly fascinating in the details that get us there: Heaven and hell were never handed down on stone tablets, but emerged slowly from an ancient world that held room for many views of the afterlife. Ehrman begins his study in the pre-Christian world, where many believed in ...
15 de dez. de 2019 · Heaven and Hell. I’m excited about my next book, being published on March 31, Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife.. It’s already getting good reviews in the trade journals, the publications that announce which books are soon to come out and have experts review them in advance, so those booksellers, book stores, libraries, and so on know whether they want to buy them, and for ...
2 de abr. de 2020 · Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife is a good book about the afterlife and how perceptions, attitudes, and philosophies have changed over the centuries. There is much to be gained from this book and I recommend it to anyone who is fascinated by this topic and wants to gain a better understanding of human viewpoints on the afterlife and the historic forces that have shaped these views.
- Bart D. Ehrman
In this gripping history of the afterlife, Bart Ehrman reveals how the concepts of heaven and hell developed and took hold, and why they endure to this day. He examines the social, cultural and historical roots of competing views held by Greeks, Jews and Christians, and traces how beliefs changed over time.
- Bart D. Ehrman
Bart D. Ehrman addresses the question when and why did the notion of heaven and hell develop in his recent book “Heaven and Hell.” Ehrman stresses that the Hebrew Bible, the Tanakh, has no mention, not even a hint, of life after death and reward and punishment at that time.
- Bart D. Ehrman
3 de mai. de 2020 · Hieronymus Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights, “Bart Ehrman, ever loyal to his engaging style, approaches this topic in Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife. As expected, he delivers the goods, covering religious texts from the Epic of Gilgamesh to the writings of Augustine.”. T he most common argument against religion is that ...
Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife Bart D. Ehrman. Simon & Schuster, $28 (352p) ISBN 978-1-50-113673-3. In this enlightening survey of human understanding of the afterlife, Ehrman (How ...
