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001 2013048192
003 DLC
005 20140824120817.0
008 140324s2014 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2013048192
020 $a9781455582242 (paperback)
020 $z9781455582235 (ebook)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda
042 $apcc
050 00 $aPQ4419.B5$bS94 2014
082 00 $a851/.1$223
084 $aREL067060$aREL006630$aREL006090$aLIT004200$aLIT011000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aSweeney, Jon M.,$d1967-
245 10 $aInventing Hell :$bDante, the Bible and eternal torment /$cJon M. Sweeney.
250 $aFirst Edition.
264 1 $aNew York :$bJericho Books,$c2014.
300 $ax, 192 pages ;$c21 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 189-192) and index.
520 $a"Hell: The word means terror, darkness, and eternal separation from God. Some people think the Bible is clear about hell, but what if they're mistaken? With gripping narrative and solid scholarship, Sweeney charts hell's "evolution" from the Old Testament underworld Sheol, through history and literature, to the greatest influencer of all: Dante's Inferno. He reveals how the modern idea of hell is based mostly on Dante's imaginative genius-but in the process, he offers a more constructive understanding of the afterlife than ever before. Disturbing and enthralling, Sweeney will forever alter what we think happens to us after we die-and more importantly, he will make us reconsider how we live"--$cProvided by publisher.
600 00 $aDante Alighieri,$d1265-1321$xReligion.
630 00 $aBible$xIn literature.
650 0 $aHell in literature.
650 7 $aRELIGION / Christian Theology / Eschatology.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aRELIGION / Biblical Studies / History & Culture.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aRELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aLITERARY CRITICISM / European / Italian.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aLITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval.$2bisacsh