Rescue for the dead [electronic resource] : the posthumous salvation of non-Christians in early Christianity / Jeffrey A. Trumbower.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Oxford studies in historical theologyPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001.Description: xv, 206 pUniform titles:
  • Oxford scholarship online.
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 234.09015 22
LOC classification:
  • BT927
Online resources: Summary: Christianity is a religion of salvation in which believers have always anticipated some type of post-mortem bliss. This belief in salvation for the faithful has usually meant non-salvation for others. This text examines the establishment of this view.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Christianity is a religion of salvation in which believers have always anticipated some type of post-mortem bliss. This belief in salvation for the faithful has usually meant non-salvation for others. This text examines the establishment of this view.

Electronic reproduction. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. (Oxford Scholarship Online). Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Internet Explorer 6.0 (or higher) or Firefox 2.0 (or higher). Available as searchable text in HTML format. Access restricted to subscribing institutions.

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