Explore >> Select a destination


You are here

isthatinthebible.wordpress.com
| | bibleinterp.arizona.edu
2.3 parsecs away

Travel
| | [AI summary] The text explores the diverse beliefs about death and the afterlife in ancient Near Eastern cultures, particularly focusing on Jewish and early Christian traditions during the Second Temple Period. It highlights how various communities addressed theodicy, the problem of evil, by proposing that the righteous would be rewarded and the wicked punished in the afterlife. The discussion includes different views on resurrection, immortality, and eternal life, with references to key texts like the Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, and the New Testament. The text also notes the influence of Greek philosophy on Jewish thought, as seen in figures like Philo of Alexandria, and how these ideas shaped early Christian doctrines, particularly the belief in Jesus' resu...
| | lukeplant.me.uk
2.2 parsecs away

Travel
| | Most of this post was written a long time ago, but I thought it would be useful to have somewhere public that I can point people to for my answer to this question, so I'm finally publishing it. At the
| | hypotyposeis.org
2.1 parsecs away

Travel
| | Sketches in Christian Origins
| | degoes.net
27.0 parsecs away

Travel
| The problem of evil is ultimately much more of a problem for atheists than it is for Christians