Monday, November 7, 2011

Can you give me a logical & reasoned answer why the word Hades in Greek Bibles is translated to Christian Hell?

Since I can't investigate your cite (much to my dismay) I will say it is because the writers of the Bible were influenced by Greek mythology. The writers took the dwelling place of the dead (Hades) and presented it to the Gentiles in a language they understood. The original writings may have used the word Hades as the Greeks did, as Hades is divided in a similar manner as Heaven and Hell. We know the Bible is often mistranslated and this is just one more example.

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