3 Ancient Words That Changed Our View of Hell Forever

05/11/2025 56 min Temporada 1 Episodio 47
3 Ancient Words That Changed Our View of Hell Forever

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Episode Synopsis

Most people think the Bible teaches a fiery place of eternal torture called “hell.” But what if that image didn’t actually come from Scripture? In this episode, we trace how three ancient words Sheol, Hades, and Gehenna — got blended together through centuries of translation and theology to form the modern idea of hell. We’ll look at what the Hebrew writers actually believed, what Jesus meant by “Gehenna,” and how later translators and theologians like Augustine and Dante changed the story.

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