· As Ehrman shifts to the Jewish scriptures (the Christian Old Testament), readers might expect our modern heaven and hell to leap off the pages. This is not the case. Ehrman points to a variety of afterlife views in the oldest parts of the Bible, including the stark contention that nothing waits for . · In this “eloquent understanding of how death is viewed through many spiritual traditions” (Publishers Weekly, starred review), Bart Ehrman recounts the 4/5(3). · In his latest book, Bart Ehrman, professor of religious studies at the University of North Carolina, traces the development of Christian thought about the afterlife from early pre-Christian Persian and Greek concepts to ideas about heaven and hell prevalent today. Ehrman’s main thesis is that concepts of the afterlife most common today were not held by, and are inconsistent with, the actual Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins.
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. Bart D. Ehrman, Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife. Stephen Prickett. Theology 6, Bart D. Ehrman, Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife. Show all authors. Stephen Prickett. Stephen Prickett. See all articles by this author. Search Google Scholar for this author. Note: This review is by my husband Jim. In his latest book, Bart Ehrman, professor of religious studies at the University of North Carolina, traces the development of Christian thought about the afterlife from early pre-Christian Persian and Greek concepts to ideas about heaven and hell prevalent today.
Bart Ehrman has written a superb history of the afterlife - a history of heaven and hell. The title of the book provides an example of what is both strange and intriguing about it. Heaven and Hell are both ideas that in their theological uses have clearly meant to identify ultimate, unchanging, and timeless locations. In this “eloquent understanding of how death is viewed through many spiritual traditions” (Publishers Weekly, starred review), Bart Ehrman recounts the long history of the afterlife, ranging from. by Bart D. Ehrman ‧ RELEASE DATE: Ma. A study of the development of Christian concepts of the afterlife. Ehrman (Religious Studies/Univ. of North Carolina; The Triumph of Christianity: How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World, , etc.) skims the surface in this offering for general readers. Having built an academic career on examining the veracity of the Bible, the author uses his platform to argue that ideas of heaven and hell lack meaningful merit in the Scriptures.
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