Summary: “Where did ‘hell’ come from? What is Sheol? Hades? Gehenna? And who goes to these places (or are they are even places)? In Part 2, Nate and Tim look at several passages in the scriptures to begin analyzing how various authors conceived of what we’ve come to call Hell. We’ll see how our idea of Hell is actually an amalgam of various concepts related to multiple different questions.”
“So Sheol is basically, you’re dying and you’re sort of living on and you’re sort of not. And so in Greek world, you have a very similar concept of the underworld called Hades. And Hades was both the name of the god that apparently ruled over this underworld, and then the place was just given that name. So then you actually have sections both in Revelation and in the New Testament and in Job and in Psalm 88 where it’s almost a direct parallel. There’s a word, abaddon, in Hebrew, and it says there’s an angel of the abyss in Revelation 9:11, there’s an angel of the abyss who acts as king over them named Abaddon, which is just the Hebrew word ‘destruction,’ and his name is Apollyon in Greek, and that same being gets referenced in Job. And it’s basically a replacement to Hades.”
“So the interesting piece is that the Septuagint, which is the original translation from Hebrew into Greek of the first five books, the Torah, of the Hebrew Bible. And then eventually the entire Hebrew Bible was translated into Greek. Well, when it was translated from Hebrew to Greek, not only was the concept of Sheol similar to the concept of Hades, but they just used the word Hades to translate the word Sheol in most places. And then as you probably remember, the New Testament was written in Greek! So in the New Testament, when someone is talking about where you go after you die before God’s judgment, they use the word Hades. It’s used ten times. But here’s the problem: when you read your Bible in English, it says the word ‘hell.’ And it also says the word ‘hell’ when the word ‘Tartarus’ is used, which means something totally different, and it also says the word ‘hell’ when the word Gehenna is used, which is very, very different.”
I am thankful for the Almost Heretical podcast and for everything I still have left to learn.
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Account to Follow - Jan. 29, 2020
“We never said ‘no white people.’ We just know you shouldn’t be the hero of the story • If you’re not uncomfortable, you’re not listening.” You can read these words in the IG profile for the No White Saviors page.
On the No White Saviors website, the phrase “Decolonizing Missions and Development Work” paired with the statements “No White Saviors is an advocacy campaign led by a majority female, majority African team of professionals based in Kampala, Uganda. Our collective experience in the development & aid sectors has led us to a deep commitment to seeing things change in a more equitable & anti-racist direction” explain the work of the No White Saviors campaign. If you click on the linktree link, you will see links to contribute financially to No White Saviors, purchase merchandise, and access articles and videos.
Follow @nowhitesaviors if you aren’t already, and support the work of the No White Saviors team through PayPal or Patreon as they are “decolonizing missions and development work.”
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Additional Rec. - Jan. 30, 2020
Additional Rec. - "Why White Churches Are Hard for Black People" by Isaac Adams
“White churches are hard for black people because many white brothers and sisters don’t work against, much less acknowledge, racism, whether subtle or blatant. Meanwhile, the world readily admits that white supremacy resounds today and that subtle racism skulks in ways more difficult to discern. Some white folk in the church act as if, according to one writer, ‘any mention of “racism” is a racial slur directed at them.’ Responding to this perceived slur, some whites speak only to defend themselves instead of listening to die to themselves; conversation then becomes a tool for imposition—not understanding. Others go mute because of their discomfort or because they don’t know what they don’t know. But the church is to bear one another’s burdens (1 Cor. 12:26). Where are the loving brothers and sisters who want to pick up some weight? In Galatians 2, Peter’s racial prejudices acted against the gospel—not an implication of the gospel but the actual gospel.”
“But some white people hold the institution of the black church in contempt. They accuse its supporters of ‘dividing the body of Christ!’ They don’t realize that when blacks speak of the black church, we’re not just talking about a sociological but a supernatural phenomenon—a bunch of black folk faithfully worshipping God. Some white folk, who decry the black church’s existence, don’t realize that their grandpas, who wouldn’t let blacks worship with their white folk, created the black church.”
“White churches are hard for black people because the hall of faith seems white washed. The theological, historical narrative passed on in white churches and white seminaries often only speaks of white theologians and heroes of the faith. Can we please remember that Augustine was from Africa and spoke of a pervasive depravity long before Calvin? Can we please stop saying Adoniram Judson was the first American missionary when George Liele, a slave born in Virginia, went out 30 years before him? Can we please hear of the faithful black preachers in history and hear them quoted in sermons, too? Can we please not say the American church hasn’t been persecuted when the black church has known extreme persecution—Charleston and arson being the most recent exhibitions?”
In this article, Isaac Adams shared 13 reasons white churches are hard for black people. This was one of the first articles I read on the subject of race and the Church, and I am grateful for the truth in love written by Isaac Adams here. I highly recommend reading the article in its entirety.
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