paradeisos

Japanese: paradeisos
paradeisos


[Hell, Purgatory, Heaven]
As is clear from the words of Matthew 25:46 quoted above, the idea of ​​eternal life for the righteous, or "heaven," comes naturally in contrast to hell, the destination of the wicked. The Greek word for heaven, paradeisos, comes from Persian and meant a large enclosed pleasure garden where Persian kings enjoyed themselves. It was adopted by Christianity to mean the Garden of Eden and the heavenly abode of the blessed, but Christian doctrine developed further to establish purgatory as the destination of the dead who do not deserve eternal punishment but still need temporary purification.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "paradeisos" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


[地獄,煉獄,天国]
 上に引用した《マタイによる福音書》25章46節のことばにも明らかなように,悪しき者のおもむく地獄と対比して,正しい者のはいる永遠の生命,すなわち〈天国〉が当然考えられてくる。天国をあらわすギリシア語〈パラデイソスparadeisos〉はペルシア語に由来し,それはペルシアの王たちが宴楽する広い囲いのある遊園を意味した。それがキリスト教にとり入れられて,エデンの園や至福者の赴く天上の住所をあらわすようになったが,キリスト教の教理はさらに展開して,永遠の苦罰には値しないが,なお一時的な浄めを必要とする死者の赴くところとして,煉獄を立てる。…

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