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The harrowing of hell, a comparative study of an early Christian doctrine

xiii, 352 pages 23 cm · "List of works on the descent to Hades and kindred subjects": pages xi-xii · The other world -- Descent to rescue a dead relative -- Descent to obtain a boon -- Descent to free the damned -- The descent to Hades in the apostolic writings -- The descent in the creeds and the church orders -- Patristic references to the descent -- The descent in apocryphal writings -- The gospel of Nicodemus -- Homilies ascribed to Eusebius of Alexandria -- The Easter eve homily ascribed to Epiphanius -- The deception of Satan -- The breaking of the gates of Hades -- The victory over death and Hades -- The preaching in Hades -- The release of souls from Hades -- The resurrection of the saints -- The Gnostic version of the descent -- The origin of the tradition of the descent -- The permanent value of the descent doctrine

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