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The Time, Location and Purpose of Christ’s Descent into Hades, according to Biblical and Patristic Tradition

Alexandros Christodoulou, Theologian The time of the descent. As regards the time of the descent, we can see that Christ’s divine soul descended into Hades immediately after His exclamation on the Cross ‘It is finished’, when His soul was separated from His all-pure body. He remained there three days, Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 5 yearsApril 25, 2020 ago

Pemptousia Partnership

The Dogma of Christ’s Descent into Hades

Alexandros Christodoulou, Theologian The descent in the Orthodox dogmatic system There is evidence for the Orthodox dogma of Christ’s descent into Hades both in Holy Scripture and Sacred Tradition, though it is vague and general. Holy Scripture does not define in strictly dogmatic terms the details of the Redeemer’s Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 5 yearsApril 24, 2020 ago