Well, even according to your link, there's some question by Biblical scholars as to what the passage by St. Peter which refers to Christ “descended into the lower parts of the earth.†Considering the phrase "decended into hell" is used in the Apostle's Creed, which many recite by rote every week of their lives, it's a safe assumption that at least some people found enough Biblical basis to believe this to be the case, even if there are other scholars out there who disagree.
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They lied. The last time Jesus is mentioned in historical form is in the first chapter of Acts when he talks to the disciples and then is taken up into Heaven.
Like I said, I have no idea where this notion came from, but the person in question claimed to have read the Bible cover to cover numerous times, so I'm assuming they have a source they can point to for it. Personally, Christianity loses me with the whole "good deeds are not enough to gain Heaven" concept, so as far as I'm concerned, it's all a lot of hokum.
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God also gave Job another seven sons and three daughters and doubled his livestock. By accounts of the Old Testament, he came out ahead in the deal. In fact, the entire point of the book was that Job wouldn't call God an as[/Aqua]shole.
Well, personally, if I were Job and suffered all that, I don't care how omnipotent you are, I'd want some fu[black]cking answers! And it would take more than a few make-up gifts to get me past the "who are
you to question
me?" arrogance of the reply he got when he finally despaired and demanded an explanation of God. The idea that a supposedly loving and all-powerful being just blithely allowed someone's life to be destroyed on a point of, essentially, ego, is fairly offputting, no matter what kind of restitution was made afterward.
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You might think that God is a big jerk but Abraham was probably more appreciative of God's blessing that his descendants would forever prosper and survive. You're welcome to your opinion but you can't really put the words into Abraham's mouth.
Sorry, but that's a fu[black][/black]cking ROTTEN practical joke to play, again regardless of the restitution made afterward. Personally, I'd be holding a grudge about it.
But then, this is the admittedly 100% biased view of a woman who believes the Bible is a propaganda document written for the purposes of keeping women subservient and slaves content with their lot.
Edited, Fri Apr 14 19:39:43 2006 by Ambrya