Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Irene Riegner <iriegner AT concentric.net>]

This didn't seem to reach b-Hebrew, so I'm sending it again---hope
it doesn't come twice.

irene riegner

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• From: Irene Riegner <iriegner AT concentric.net>
• To: b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
• Subject: Re: body and soul
• Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 18:05:33 -0500

Ron Rhoades wrote--snip

> There are not two places called "hell" and "Sheol" in the HB are
> there? From what I can see, they are one and the same place and every
> one goes there at death.
>

I agree and my point was that the translation of the Hebrew word
"sheol," should be "sheol" and not "hell" since this (sheol) doesn't
function as hell. "Hell" should be used when judgment and
punishment are meant---probably in the Christian scriptures and in
some of pseuepigraphic writings.

irene riegner


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