It is because “hell” as we understand it would not be an appropriate translation. Some English translators determine that the evil must go to hell, and they translate sheol as “hell” in ...

Sheol was not, however, associated with firey torment, nor is it a place of punishment. That idea comes later. In the New Testament, “hell” is referred to by various terms: Gehenna, Hades ...

Hades / Sheol is distinct from the biblical Greek place, gehenna, which refers to “’the unquenchable fire’ reserved for those who to the end of their lives refuse to believe” (CCC 1034).

I recently read an article from a guy who said that Jesus was the “Great Theologian of Hell.” The problem is that hell is never once mentioned in the Bible. I know this may be a shocking ...

Similar to the Christian version of hell, Sheol is described as a deep and dark pit. Unlike the New Testament's version of hell, Sheol isn't believed to be a place where people go to be punished.

Hell was where the souls of the damned suffered torturous and unending punishment. Even after the resurrection of the dead at the end of the world, the wicked would be sent back to Hell for eternity.

The "harrowing of hell" refers to what Christ did when he descended to Hades or hell between his death and his resurrection. The early church believed that after his death Christ descended into ...

The “harrowing of hell” refers to what Christ did when he descended to Hades or hell between his death and his resurrection. The early church believed that after his death Christ descended ...