A-Z: Literary titles from the Bible
- Departed - to the Judgement
- Descent into Hell
- Descent into Hell, The
- Despised and Rejected
- Destruction of Sennacherib, The
- Destruction of Sodom, The
- Divine Image, The
- Donkey, The
- Dream of Daniel, The
- Dream of the Rood
- E Tenebris
- East of Eden
- Easter Day
- Eden
- Elijah's wagon knew no thrill
- Emblems of the Passion
- Eve
- Eve
- Everlasting Mercy
- Exodus
- Eyeless in Gaza
- Fallen Tower of Siloam, The
- Firstborn, The
- Flesh and the Spirit, The
- Flight in the desert, The
- Follies of Adam, The
- Foot washing, The
- For the Baptist
- Forbearance
- Fragments of the Mystery of the Fall
- Free fall
- Galilee Shore
- Garden of Love, The
- Garden, The
- Genesis XXIV
- Glad Tidings
- Go Down, Moses
- Go to the ant
- God Creating Adam
- Golden Calf
- Goliath
- Good Friday
- Good Friday Riding Westward
- Grapes of Wrath, The
- Great Day, The
- Greater Love
- Guardian angel, The
- Handmaid's tale, The
- Hands of God, The
- Harp the Monarch Minstrel Swept, The
A-Z: Literary titles from the Bible: Descent into Hell, The
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It is a commonly held belief that Jesus went into hell for three days between his death and resurrection, possibly to preachCultural References
Big ideas: Death and resurrectionThe name given to the man believed by Christians to be the Son of God. Also given the title Christ, meaning 'anointed one' or Messiah. His life is recorded most fully in the Four Gospels.
Jesus describes hell as the place where Satan and his demons reside and the realm where unrepentant souls will go after the Last Judgement.
1. Genesis indicates that death was not part of the orginal plan for human beings but is one of the consequences of the Fall.
2. The death of Jesus is presented as opening up the possibility of reconciliation with God.
Literally, rising to life again. In the Bible it is specifically applied to Jesus Christ's coming to life after his crucifixion; and from thence, to the hope of all believers that after death, they will be raised to a new life in heaven.
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