Inventing Hell
Dante, the Bible and Eternal Torment
by Jon M. Sweeney
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Pub Date Jun 17 2014 | Archive Date Jul 17 2014
FaithWords / Center Street | Jericho Books
Description
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.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781455582242 |
| PRICE | $16.00 (USD) |