#394 | What Is Hell?

English Learning for Curious Minds

English - August 17, 2023 22:00 - 21 minutes - 20 MB - ★★★★★ - 62 ratings
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For some people, hell is a place of eternal punishment. For others, it's merely a stepping stone on the way to redemption.

In this episode, we'll be exploring the idea of hell, its different interpretations, and what happens in each one.

Defining hell and its interpretations in different religions
Ancient Egyptian beliefs: judgment in the afterlife, weighing of the heart
Ancient Greek beliefs: the Underworld and Tartarus
Jewish beliefs: Sheol and Gehinnom as places of the dead and purification
Christian beliefs: multiple interpretations of hell, references in the Bible
Dante's Inferno
Islamic beliefs: Jahannam, seven circles of hell, fiery punishments
The ethical "Problem of Hell" and its theological implications
Alternative perspectives: Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism and the absence of hell

Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/what-is-hell

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