Afterlife
About this episode
The episode explores the ancient Hebrew concept of Sheol and its evolution into modern interpretations of the afterlife.
Send us Fan Mail A single word can quietly rewire an entire faith’s imagination of death. We start with Sheol, an ancient Hebrew concept that originally meant the realm of the dead, a shadowy destination shared by everyone rather than a place of reward and punishment. From there, we follow the translation trail that turns Sheol into Hades in Greek and infernum in Latin, and how that collapse of distinct ideas helps “hell” become a catchall in English, creating confusion that still shapes Chri...
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