Reading Time: 7 minutes Today, let’s talk about the prehistory of the Christian notion of Hell.
Journey into Hell (series)
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How John Milton Changed Hell — Again (Journey Into Hell #13)
Reading Time: 7 minutes Hi and welcome back! During our Journey Into Hell series, we’ve sure seen the Christian concept of Hell change a lot from its humble origins. And now, it’s changing again. John Milton, who wrote Paradise Lost, brought a unique point of view to Christians’ existing package of Hell-beliefs. That point of view would become an […]
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How Dante Revolutionized Hell Beliefs (Journey Into Hell #12)
Reading Time: 9 minutes Out of every Christian I can think of (yes, even including John Milton), Dante may well represent the biggest influence on Christians’ Hell-beliefs.
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Refining Hell in the Middle Ages (Journey Into Hell #11)
Reading Time: 9 minutes Today, let’s check out how early medieval philosophers and theologians further developed the concepts involved with Hell.
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How Augustine Changed the Hell Game (Journey Into Hell #10)
Reading Time: 8 minutes Hi and welcome back! Lately, we’ve been talking about how the idea of Hell began and how it changed in early Christianity. We’re now up to the momentous 4th century, when Christianity underwent a whole lot of big shifts. Today, let me introduce you to Augustine of Hippo — and show you how he completely changed the […]
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Hell in the 4th Century: Things Get Unreal (Journey Into Hell #9)
Reading Time: 8 minutes Hi and welcome back! Last time we visited Hell, we checked out what the second wave of Christians (2nd – very early 4th century) thought of the idea. And we saw these Christians slowly embellishing and extending the initial ‘lake of fire’ idea. Today, let’s see what the third wave of Christians in the 4th […]
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How Hell Evolved in 2nd-4th Century Christianity (Journey Into Hell #8)
Reading Time: 9 minutes We tracked the prehistory of Hell already, so today, let’s look at what 2nd-4th century Christians did with the idea of it.
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How Hell Developed in Early Christian Writings (Journey Into Hell #7)
Reading Time: 7 minutes Yesterday, we talked briefly about how Hell developed as an idea before Christianity’s creation — and how it developed in other religions alongside Christianity. Today, let’s look at how the earliest Christians further developed existing ideas about Hell.
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A Brief Prehistory of Hell (Journey Into Hell #6)
Reading Time: 9 minutes Today, let’s talk about the prehistory of the Christian notion of Hell.
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How Hell-Believers Deal With Hell-Disbelievers (Journey Into Hell #5)
Reading Time: 8 minutes Today, let’s look at how Hell-believers deal with this very potent conflict with their Happy Pretendy Fun Time Game.