BERNSTEIN, ALAN E.
The Formation of Hell. Death and Retribution in the Ancient and Early Christian Worlds.
Ithaca & London: Cornell University Press, 1996. 0801481317. Draws on sources from Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and Israel as well as the early Christan community to reconstruct the story of the various poets, priests, and religious leaders who fashioned concepts of hell based on ideas of death and justice. Pp.xvi/392, owner's name to front free endpaper. Paperback, creasing to laminate on spine. G+.

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Keywords: Bernstein Formation Hell Death Retribution Ancient Early Christian History Religion Afterlife Judaism Damnation New Testament Divine Mercy Eternity 53067 Hell