There is actually no word for hell in the old or new testaments specifically, but rather 3 different words, Sheol in the Hebrew and Hades and Geenna ( more commonly transcribed as Gehenna because of the vowel sound) in the Greek. The word “Hell” comes from Germanic “Hellan” which describes a place of punishment according to the [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Hell in the Bible?
Posted in Uncategorized on February 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A Response to the Question of Violence in Scriptures
Posted in Uncategorized on February 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I recently find myself replying to weblogs and online journal postings, websites, and the likes when it comes to issues of religion and theology. Maybe its the aggressive young Bible scholar and professor inside of me waiting to jump out and spread her wings, maybe its a little bit of hostility toward certain perspectives due [...]
Hello world!
Posted in Uncategorized on February 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Hey everyone,
I am a graduate student of Theology, Language and Literature on the track to becoming a professor. I recently decided to start a blog for the safe keeping of my everyday thoughts and ramblings which fall outside (or inside) my regular academic papers and work. Hopefully something I write will be inspiring, some things [...]
