The Old Testament view of the afterlife was that all people when they died, whether righteous or unrighteous, went to Sheol, a dark, still place. Several works from the Second Temple … 展开

The Greek wording in the Apostles' Creed is κατελθόντα εἰς τὰ κατώτατα (katelthonta eis t… 展开

The Harrowing of Hell is mentioned or suggested by several verses in the New Testament:[c] 1. Matthew 12:40: "For just as Jonahwas three days and three nights in the belly of the s… 展开

The Harrowing of Hell was taught by theologians of the early church: St Melito of Sardis (died c. 180) in his Homily on the Passover and more explicitly in his Homily for Holy Saturda… 展开