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HEAVEN AND HELL: IN CHRIST SHALL ALL BE MADE ALIVE: PROF.M.M.NINAN<br />
CHAPTER SEVEN<br />
THE CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE OF HELL<br />
https://bible.org/seriespage/3-sadducees<br />
https://www.interfaithfamily.com/life_cycle/death_<strong>and</strong>_mourning/jewish_views_on_the_afterlife/<br />
https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/.premium-what-is-the-jewish-afterlife-like-1.5362876<br />
http://www.what-the-hell-is-hell.com/<strong>Hell</strong>Study/<strong>Hell</strong>Chart.html<br />
http://www.what-the-hell-is-hell.com/<strong>Hell</strong>Study/<strong>Hell</strong>Charts.htm<br />
http://www.what-the-hell-is-hell.com/<strong>Hell</strong>Stats/hell.htm<br />
Theology of <strong>Hell</strong><br />
Just as in Judaism, Christians of various denominations differ considerable in their theology on<br />
<strong>Hell</strong>. Apart from the heritage from Judaism, the teachings of Jesus <strong>and</strong> the Apostles <strong>and</strong> later<br />
developments had different levels of interpretations <strong>and</strong> meanings.<br />
New Testament:<br />
In the New Testament, there are three words from the original Greek which have been translated<br />
into English as “<strong>Hell</strong>.” These are:<br />
γε‘εννα (gehenna): A <strong>Hell</strong>enized version of the Hebrew Hinnom, which is both a name <strong>and</strong><br />
a place in the Levant. It was here that King Ahaz burnt his children in fire, <strong>and</strong> made other profane<br />
offerings, for which YHWH arranged his defeat (2 Ch 28:1-5). Often this valley is referred to as the<br />
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