New Release!! Important! Please take into consideration that this book is very controversial and is likely to provoke strong or negative reactions from Fundamentalists and Calvinists in the review section (often without reading). For centuries, many Christians have been indoctrinated to believe in the Augustinian view of Hell, a vivid picture of a fiery hellfire where God is said to sadistically torment most of humanity by burning their skin for all eternity. But is this really the picture Scripture paints? Does ...
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New Release!! Important! Please take into consideration that this book is very controversial and is likely to provoke strong or negative reactions from Fundamentalists and Calvinists in the review section (often without reading). For centuries, many Christians have been indoctrinated to believe in the Augustinian view of Hell, a vivid picture of a fiery hellfire where God is said to sadistically torment most of humanity by burning their skin for all eternity. But is this really the picture Scripture paints? Does the Bible, a collection of Jewish documents, truly claim Hell to be God's cosmic fire chamber where people are being sadistically tortured endlessly? If not, then how do we reconcile horrific biblical images, such as the Lake of Fire or worms consuming bodies supposedly forever? Are these literal descriptions, or perhaps ancient Jewish metaphors, misunderstood and mistranslated by the Western mind, evident by the fact that four distinct words-' Gehenna , ' ' Sheol , ' ' Tartarus , ' and ' Hades '-were all mistakenly translated into the same English word "Hell"? If you, like most American Christians, were raised to view Hell through the lens of the Augustinian tradition, perhaps too intimidated ever to question it, then this book is for you! In it, we will challenge the Fundamentalist interpretation of Hellfire by exploring the historical development, the often misused Bible verses, and the original context in which the biblical teachings on "Hell" were written. We will peel back the layers of centuries-old Augustinian-Calvinistic Western interpretations, examining what the Jewish Bible, both Old and New Testaments, truly says about Hell, God's judgment, and the afterlife. By exploring the societal and biblical contexts of the time, as well as the original Hebrew and Greek meanings of key terms, we will uncover a much more accurate understanding of this highly controversial topic-stripping away fear and interpretive tradition to discover what Scripture actually teaches about hell! Most Christians don't realize it, but throughout the last 50 years, Calvinism has deeply influenced the theology and doctrine of most Protestant American Christianity-whether Evangelical, Baptist, Calvary Chapel, Pentecostal, or most other denominations. Personally, I believe this is the primary cause of what is now called the "deconstruction" movement in America. This phenomenon is evident in the hundreds of thousands leaving conservative Protestant churches and the thousands of churches closing their doors each year. All of this is the consequence of harmful, fear-based "Hellfire" doctrines and a grotesque misrepresentation of God as a sadistic abuser. This dangerous, anxiety-inducing, and hateful theology has spread like poison through Christianity under the guise of "biblical truth" and "God's justice," and the time has come to expose it for what it really is! This book, written by a Jewish scholar who believes in Jesus, aims to uncover, refute, and dismantle the core arguments that Fundamentalists rely upon. Join me as we deconstruct fear-based religion and reconstruct a genuine understanding of the gospel-one rooted in love, truth, and grace! - The book is 330 pages long - Dr. Eitan Bar (born 1984, Tel Aviv) is a Bible scholar, author, and Israeli-Jewish follower of Jesus with multiple advanced degrees in Bible and theology. His unique background-living in Israel, being a native Hebrew speaker, and possessing advanced Christian education-provides a fresh and timely perspective on Christian beliefs and doctrines.
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