Am I Going to Hell? What the New Testament Says About Death and the Afterlife

Wondrium allows you to stream 8,000+ hours of lectures and documentaries in the areas of history, religion, and science, including several courses by Dr. Ehrman. *Sign up for a free trial at https://bartehrman.com/wondrium. Visit https://www.bartehrman.com/courses/ to shop from Bart Ehrman’s online courses and get a special discount by using code: MJPODCAST on all courses. Episode Outline: 0:00 Am I going to hell? What the New Testament really says 0:34 New Year’s resolutions, stress, and Megan learning Greek 4:04 Why Christians care so much about heaven and hell 5:58 The Old Testament view of death: no heaven, no hell, just the grave 9:17 Why resurrection developed in Jewish thought 14:26 Bodily resurrection vs. the immortal soul 17:02 Jesus as an apocalyptic teacher of the afterlife 20:30 How do you enter the coming kingdom? Faith, repentance, or good deeds? 24:35 How Christian thought shifted from resurrection to heaven and hell 30:43 Early Christian texts like the Apocalypse of Peter and the rise of eternal torment 34:04 Were visions of heaven and hell meant literally? 36:23 Bart’s Weekly Update: back to teaching at UNC 38:27 Listener Q&A: the third heaven, original sin, and Satan 50:33 Final summary: how Jewish apocalyptic hope became Christian heaven and hell Episode Description If there is one thing most people are certain of about the Bible, it is that it describes how after people die they will be rewarded with heaven or tormented in hell. But does it? As it turns out ... well, you'll be surprised by what the Bible actually says. And once your surprise fades, you'll probably want to know: where do the Christian ideas of the afterlife come from? *Advertising Disclaimer: We are an affiliate partner for Wondrium, so if you sign up for a paid plan with them, we will earn a commission. This in no way affects your price and you’ll be supporting our show, so we thank you. Also watch these episodes: Sin, Death, and Salvation: Paul's Mysterious View    • Sin, Death, and Salvation: Paul’s Mysterio...   The Coming Apocalypse! Jewish and Christian Views of the End of the World    • The Coming Apocalypse! Jewish and Christia...   Did Jesus Have to Suffer? Trying to Make Sense of a Troubling View    • Did Jesus Have to Suffer? Trying to Make S...   #HeavenAndHell #Afterlife #HistoricalJesus #BiblicalScholarship #NewTestament #KingdomOfGod #Apocalypticism #BibleStudy