Christ the Conqueror of Hell: The Descent Into Hades From an Orthodox Perspective
2009·231 pages
An Orthodox theological study of Christ's descent into Hades, drawing on Scripture, patristic writings, and liturgy to explore its cosmic significance for salvation.
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An Orthodox theological study of Christ's descent into Hades, drawing on Scripture, patristic writings, and liturgy to explore its cosmic significance for salvation.
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This in-depth study on the realm of death presents a message of hope held by the first generation of Christians and the early church. Using Scripture, patristic tradition, early Christian poetry, and liturgical texts, Archbishop Hilarion explores the mysterious and enigmatic event of Christ's descent into Hades and its consequences for the human race. Insisting that Christ entered Sheol as Conqueror and not as victim, the author depicts the Lord's descent as an event of cosmic significance openi...
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Extensive Orthodox Christian theology, Scripture, liturgy, and patristic analysis of Christ's descent into Hades
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Theological discussion of suffering in Hades without graphic depictions
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