Lectures - The Invention of Hell

Hell looms large in many Christians' beliefs about the afterlife, but the idea isn't found in the Old Testament Support these lectures with a donation https://www.paypal.com/ca/fundraiser/charity/3426025 God doesn't warn Adam and Eve that the consequences of sin include confinement to hell. Moses and the prophets don't threaten the children of Israel with hellfire. Why not? Because the idea of hell had not yet been invented or brought into Judaism. We'll look at the origins of the idea. 0:00 Introduction 0:34 HISTORY, THEOLOGY, PHILOSOPHY LECTURES 1:12 centre place: history, theology,& philosophy seminar group 3:51 The Invention of Hell 5:20 Hell and Satan from the "South Park" Movie 10:50 Prolemaic Cosmology 17:03 Medieval Conception of Hell 22:18 The Devil in the Gospels 25:32 The Devil and Hell in the Apocalypse of John 26:22 The Devil and Hell in the Old Testament? 27:41 The Serpent in the Garden of Eden 30:34 The Satan (the adversary) in the Book of Job 32:32 "Lucifer" in Isaiah 36:53 In Review: The Old Testament and the Devil 37:49 What about Hell? 39:45 Neither Heaven Nor Hell 41:28 Between the Testaments 43:36 Influences on Ancient Israelite Religion 47:29 The Idea of Hell: What's It Good for? 51:23 Question #1: The Problem of Evil 56:23 Question #2: The Question of Afterlife