sheol

Japanese: sheol
sheol

… [Ichiro Konan]
【Christianity】

[Sheol and Gehenna in the Old Testament]
The fact that hell in Christianity also contains various concepts is clear in light of the fact that the original Hebrew and Greek words for hell in the Bible are not uniform. First, let us look at how the Hebrew word sheol, meaning hell or mortal hell in the Old Testament, changed in meaning. Early ideas about hell are well expressed in Psalms 31 and 88, where the wicked are ashamed and descend to hell like mute men.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…【小南 一郎】
【キリスト教】

[旧約聖書の〈シェオール〉と〈ゲヘナ〉]
 キリスト教における地獄も,そのなかにさまざまな観念をふくんでいることは,聖書で〈地獄〉を意味するヘブライ語やギリシア語の原語が一様でない事実に照らして明らかである。まず旧約聖書で黄泉あるいは陰府を意味するヘブライ語シェオールsheolが,どんなふうに内容を変えていったかを見よう。黄泉に対する初期の考え方がよくあらわれているのは,《詩篇》の31篇と88篇で,そこでは悪しき者が恥をうけ,啞者のように陰府に下っていく。…

※「sheol」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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