The intermediate state and prayers for the dead,examined in the light of Scripture, and of ancient Jewish & Christian literature

Wright, C. H. H. (Charles Henry Hamilton), of the Protestant Reformation Society, 1836-1909.

Published by London: 1900., James Nisbet & Co.,

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xxiv, 326 p.; 19.5 cm. Contents: Introduction -- I Old Testament revelations of a life after death -- II The state of the dead depicted in pre-Christian and early post-Christian Jewish writings [Ecclesiasticus, Wisdom of Solomon, II-III-IV Maccabees] -- III The state of the dead depicted in other early Jewish writings [apocrypha and pseudepigrapha] -- IV Jewish usages in distinctly post-Christian days [Philo, Secrets of Enoch, Inscriptions, Kaddish prayer, Talmuds, Midrashim, Sifre, modern practice] -- V Paradise and gehenna -- VI The New Testament passages appealed to by those who uphold prayers for the dead -- VII Prayers for the dead in the early ages of Christianity -- VIII The intermediate state as depicted in Christian apocryphal writings -- IX Hell as described by the fathers, and hell and purgatory as portrayed by the Roman Catholic Church -- X The so-called "test of Catholicity" -- XI The teachings of the Church of England -- Index of texts illustrated -- General index.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The intermediate state and prayers for the dead,examined in the light of Scripture, and of ancient Jewish & Christian literature
• Publisher: London: 1900., James Nisbet & Co.,
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: VG orig. ribbed green cloth