"Unhappily rendered" hell – Undressing Orthodoxy

45 Billion Bodies are Somewhere

Appendix D THE POST-MORTEM TIMELINE Considering the “unhappily” rendered sheol and hades and the co-opting of the Valley of Hinnom (Gehenna) to serve as hell, as well as the parable-mistaken-for-real-life story of the Rich Man and Lazarus, we must conclude that hell has no scriptural basis on which to exist and therefore has no claimContinue reading “45 Billion Bodies are Somewhere”

Tartarus

Appendix B METAPHOR OR ANGEL THUG LOCKDOWN There is one last Greek word, a noun, rendered “hell” in the New Testament of which we have yet to speak. You will recall that there are three Greek words that were rendered as such: Hades, Gehenna, and Tartarus. I decided to include this discussion in an appendix,Continue reading “Tartarus”

The Rich Man and Lazarus

PURPLE, FINE LINEN AND FIVE BROTHERS There seems to be a triad of translation/interpretation mishaps regarding the subject of hell in the Bible. First is the “unhappy” rendering (W.E. Vine) of sheol and hades as “hell” in the Old and New Testaments, respectively. Then there is the interpretation of Gehenna (the Valley of Hinnom) asContinue reading “The Rich Man and Lazarus”

Gehenna

THE SONS OF A GARBAGE DUMP Twelve times, the Greek word Gehenna appears in the New Testament manuscript. Twelve times it is rendered either “hell” or “hell fire”, at times, making an interpretive reading problematic. We addressed six of them in the last chapter and found that the context of the passages in question couldContinue reading “Gehenna”

Sheol’s Younger Twin

TWO UNHAPPY RENDERINGS Again, as so often is the case, we look to the Old Testament for the beginnings of a doctrine, a principle or a truth taught in the New Testament. We look to the New Testament to see those doctrines, principles and truths fully revealed, cast in the light, or come to fruition.Continue reading “Sheol’s Younger Twin”

Old School

WHO GOES TO HELL? We look, so often, to the Old Testament for the beginnings of a doctrine, a principle or a truth taught in the New Testament and in doing so we can gain depth, clarity and context. The fact that there is but one God is entrenched so deeply in the Old Testament,Continue reading “Old School”