The evolution of Hell was complex—from Hebrew Sheol’s shadowy stillness to Dante’s fiery abyss, which shaped Western views of ...

As with all of ancient Christian mythology, the Harrowing of Hell is good for one thing: fucked-up art! Depictions of the Harrowing of Hell range from Christ guiding some folks out of a cave to Jesus ...

Read more: Why the Christian idea of hell no longer persuades people to care ... are more influenced by later medieval art, literature and Hollywood movies than they are by the biblical tradition ...

and with great art used the doctrine of hell to exploit the innate fear of death that is harbored by one and all. Show me a Christian terrified of hell, and I’ll show you a Christian ready to ...

Nearly 2,000 years of Christian tradition and a ... and Russian Orthodox churches now, the art depicts Christ standing over the broken gates of hell, angels binding Satan and Satan crushed under ...

The Christian belief in hell has developed over the centuries, influenced by both Jewish and Greek ideas of an afterlife. Early depictions of an afterlife in ancient Greece, an underworld realm ...

The word “hell” in Christian tradition is a catchall term encompassing a variety of New Testament references to consequences ...

Nearly 2,000 years of Christian tradition and a ... and Russian Orthodox churches now, the art depicts Christ standing over the broken gates of hell, angels binding Satan and Satan crushed under ...