{"product_id":"hell-a-jewish-perspective-on-a-christian-doctrine-eitan-bar-paperback","title":"Hell: A Jewish Perspective on a Christian Doctrine -- Eitan Bar, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the Father who commanded us to forgive and love our enemies truly the kind of God who eternally torments His own image-bearers in fire? Or have we, in the Western Church, inherited a heresy and mistaken it for the gospel?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\nFor centuries, many Christians have been taught a terrifying vision of Hell-a place of \u003ci\u003eEternal Conscious Torment\u003c\/i\u003e, where God supposedly burns most of humanity alive forever in the name of justice. But where did this image come from? Is it really what the Bible teaches?\u003cp\u003eThe answer may shock you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJesus was a Jewish rabbi, immersed in the metaphors, idioms, parables, and prophetic symbols of Second Temple Judaism. Yet 2,000 years later, many Western Christians read His words through a completely foreign lens-\u003cb\u003eflattening symbolic language into literal horror and mistranslating Jewish metaphors into doctrines of eternal torment\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book dismantles the popular Augustinian-Calvinistic Hellfire narrative that stems not from Jesus or the Hebrew Bible but from \u003cb\u003eAugustine, Dante, Calvin, Edwards, and centuries of fear-based theology\u003c\/b\u003e. Words like \u003ci\u003eGehenna\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSheol\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHades\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTartarus\u003c\/i\u003e-each with distinct meanings-were tragically collapsed into a single English word: \u003cb\u003e\"Hell.\"\u003c\/b\u003e But did these words truly convey the same meaning? And did these striking images ever genuinely refer to Hellfire?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you were raised to believe in the Augustinian view of Hellfire but have quietly wondered, \u003ci\u003eCould there be another way to understand this?\u003c\/i\u003e, then this book is for you. With courage, clarity, and compassion, we'll explore the Jewish context of both Old and New Testaments, decode the misunderstood language of judgment, and uncover the deeper truth hidden beneath centuries of Western tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou will learn about the first-century viewpoint on Jesus's teachings and Hell and how, much later, the Augustinian tradition, through fear-based doctrines, distorted the gospel into a completely different form, which has played a role in the current mass deconstruction and disillusionment within fundamentalist Christianity. At the heart of the exodus from churches today is not rebellion-but doctrinal trauma. This isn't just bad theology. It's toxic. It's psychologically harmful. And it's time we told the truth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book will profoundly challenge fear-based views of God and, I believe, bring deep healing to many who have lived under spiritual anxiety, shame, and terror-driven religion.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by a Jewish follower of Jesus, this book is an invitation to \u003cb\u003edeconstruct man-made religious fear and reconstruct faith\u003c\/b\u003e-rooted not in eternal torment but in the radical love, corrective justice, and mercy of God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The book is 305 pages long -\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eI recommend reading \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The Gospel Before Christianity: A Jewish Perspective on Jesus' Atonement, Sacrifice, and Redemption,\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e simultaneously or before you begin this one. I also recommend reading my other book, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Gospel of Divine Abuse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, once you have finished enjoying these two.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDr. Eitan Bar\u003c\/b\u003e (born 1984, Tel Aviv) is a Bible scholar, author, and Israeli-Jewish follower of Jesus with multiple advanced degrees in Bible and theology. His unique background-living in Israel, being a native Hebrew speaker, and possessing advanced Christian education-provides a fresh and timely perspective on Christian beliefs and doctrines.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eitan Bar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\/1\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\" H x 6\" L x 0.81\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9798340308795\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67487837684016,"sku":"9798340308795","price":24.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9798340308795.jpg?v=1786377006","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/hell-a-jewish-perspective-on-a-christian-doctrine-eitan-bar-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}