Christ the Conqueror of Hell: The Descent into Hades from an Orthodox Perspective Bibles and Commentaries Saint Basil of Caesarea (c

Saint Basil of Caesarea (c

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Christ the Conqueror of Hell: The Descent into Hades from an Orthodox Perspective Bibles and Commentaries Saint Basil of Caesarea (c[short]Author: Archbishop Hilarion Alfeyev, Pages: 232[ short][long] This in depth study on the realm of death presents a message of hope held by the first generation of Christians and the early church. Using Scripture, patristic tradition, early Christian poetry, and liturgical texts, Archbishop Hilarion explores the mysterious and enigmatic event of Christ s descent into Hades and its consequences for the human race. Insisting that Christ entered