Comments on: The Doctrine of ‘Hell’ in Early Christianity https://eitan.bar/articles/the-doctrine-of-hell-in-early-christianity/ Eitan Bar is a Theologian & Author Bringing a Jewish Perspective to the Christian Faith Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:46:34 +0000 hourly 1 By: Tartarus and “Hell” in the Book of Enoch — #Christianity #Jesus #Bible — Dr. Eitan Bar | Bible Scholar https://eitan.bar/articles/the-doctrine-of-hell-in-early-christianity/#comment-135 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:46:34 +0000 https://eitan.bar/?p=3519#comment-135 […] When modern readers hear the word hell, they usually imagine a place of endless torture for human souls. But that picture does not come from the earliest Jewish texts. One of the most important sources shaping early Jewish and early Christian thought on judgment is the Book of 1 Enoch. And in Enoch, what later readers call “hell” looks very different. […]

]]> By: Were You (Spiritually) Abused as a Child? - Dr. Eitan Bar https://eitan.bar/articles/the-doctrine-of-hell-in-early-christianity/#comment-76 Sun, 12 Jan 2025 09:36:38 +0000 https://eitan.bar/?p=3519#comment-76 […] (Hell as a place of eternal torment) has endured in Christian communities for over 1,500 years now (ever since Augustine of Hippo came up with it) often perpetuated by the Augustinian-Calvinist tradition and view of scripture. Fear has […]

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