Heaven and Hell: In the Bible, the Apocrypha and the Dead Sea Scrolls

by Robert C. Jones

Book Overview

Part One of this book examines early Jewish and Christian thought on the topic of heaven. In the Old Testament, heaven is a place where God and the angels reside - but not (seemingly) a place where the righteous go when they die. By the time of the New Testament, heaven is starting to assume its modern connotation as a paradise where the righteous go to be with God when they die. This view becomes even more prominent in apocryphal writings in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 145058523X
• ISBN13: 9781450585231
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"