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Heaven and Hell. A History of the Afterlife Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition

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A New York Times bestselling historian of early Christianity takes on two of the most gripping questions of human existence: where did the ideas of heaven and hell come from, and why do they endure? What happens when we die? A recent Pew Research poll showed that 72% of Americans believe in a literal heaven, 58% in a literal hell. Most people who hold these beliefs are Christian and assume they are the age-old teachings of the Bible. But eternal rewards and punishments are found nowhere in the Old Testament and are not what Jesus or his disciples taught. So where did the ideas come from? In clear and compelling terms, Bart Ehrman 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. He discusses ancient guided tours of heaven and hell, in which a living person observes the sublime blessings of heaven for those who are...
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Year:
2022
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster City: New York ; London Toronto Sydney New Delhi
Language:
English
ISBN 10:
1501136755
ISBN 13:
9781501136757
ISBN:
9781501136733, 1501136739, 9781501136757, 1501136755

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