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Sufletul după moarte: argumente biblice și reflectarea lor în hermeneutica patristică
The Soul after Death: Biblical Arguments and their Reflection in Patristic Hermeneutics

Author(s): Toma Traian Gania
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion, Biblical studies, Hermeneutics
Published by: Editura Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi
Keywords: soul; afterlife; customs of the air; angels; hermeneutics; Holy Scripture;

Summary/Abstract: Theological problems arise when Holy Scripture is misinterpreted and divine revelations received by the Holy Fathers are denied. The state of the soul after death is a controversial subject in Eastern and Western theology, which is why many theologians fall into extremes or go down the wrong path. What happens to the soul after death, where it goes and where it will live are questions that need to be answered. The Holy Fathers on the basis of the Holy Scriptures have answered very difficult questions: what role do good and bad angels play in the process of judging the soul? What do the places in the afterlife look like? Therefore, we have addressed the teaching about the soul in the afterlife, the heavens, and the symbol, as well as biblical arguments and their reflection in patristic hermeneutics on this subject.

  • Issue Year: 12/2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 195-204
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Romanian
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