Rescue for the dead: the posthumous salvation of non-christians in early christianity
Auteur :
Trumbower, Jeffrey A.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780195140996
Date de publication :
18 oct. 2001
Dimensions :
24,1 x 16,5 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
522 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Examines how and why death came to be perceived as such a firm boundary of salvation. Analyzing exceptions to this principle from ancient Christianity, this book states that the principle itself was slow to develop and not universally accepted in the Christian movement's first four hundred years.